china
i'm impressed by china's handling of the earthquake. when i was a kid they would have pretty much closed their doors and said go away we didn't have an earthquake and even if we did we'd handle it ourselves. seeing news reports and body counts coming out of china is a huge change. go china go! welcome to the world stage. front and center. the guys at the top are pretty good leaders. they plan long term. and generally do what's best for the country. the guys at the bottom are industrious. the guys in the middle are corrupt. they're in perfect position to take over the number one spot if the us implodes.