America’s beauty hasn’t faded. Has its greatness?

EDITOR’S NOTE _ This story is part of Divided America, AP’s ongoing exploration of the economic, social and political divisions in American society.
Americans agree on this much: They are disgusted with politics.
They look toward Washington and see a broken federal government, a place where politicians seem more interested in self-preservation than We the People. Things don’t seem much better in state capitals, and, who knows? Lead-tainted water may be pouring out of their kit