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God bless average Americans.(OPINION)

Byline: Jeffrey Shaffer

PORTLAND, ORE. -- Due to unexpected family obligations, I recently completed my first cross-country road trip. I, my spouse, and a 15-foot rental truck rumbled from Connecticut to Oregon in seven days.

This is not an attempt to capture "the mood of America" or other similar conclusions from this journey. I've always had trouble believing anyone who claims to know what's going on inside the collective mind of our population. Sweeping generalizations about a place based on what's seen from the driver's seat and what's overheard during a lunch stop at the local watering hole have made me cringe more than once.

What I can state with absolute ...

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