America's Existence to be Proved

Excellent words by Bono on the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama, as aired on NBC Nightly News w/ Brian Williams:

When this man swears in on Lincoln's Bible, he proves America exists.

This alludes to America as an idea, not a place. Chuck Todd, NBC's White House correspondent, of course had to put a damper on the the statement as the clip cut to him saying something about this "ADD Nation"...