Another thread today highlights the abyssmal state of leadership in Washington, D. C., in December 2012, by quoting recent statements by the Speaker of the House and the President.
You are correct that, beginning in elementary school, the youth of America need to be taught the ideas upon which their liberty relies. That is no small task as long as the education process is controlled by those who wish to accumulate power to themselves. This past year, however, some states have passed legislation requiring the teaching of those ideas in the high schools.
If it is to be done appropriately though, it seems, it must be done in the homes, home schools, churches, and private schools, or through privately-funded media efforts, such as movies, videos, etc.
While it is not unusual for politicians to privately despise one another, Hussein's open disrespect continues to shock. The other day, his kid spokes-clown used words to characterize the hapless Boehner that openly assumed the purpose of Congress was to rubber stamp whatever his boss wanted.
Outside of conservative circles, most people do not understand how susceptible republics are to tyranny. We are well down that path and there are so few us screaming, “STOP!”