While I agree with you that YU is not one of the pillars of Torah education in 2008, it’s difficult to argue that it is not a cornerstone of Jewish education in the tri-state area. People travel from all over the US, and Canada, and other countries to attend YU. It is the home, and has been the home, of many celebrity-grade American Rabbanim.

Also, I think you’re making light of the disturbing trend of destruction being caused by Jews in recent times (ie. Alan Greenspan stating he never really understood derivatives). A few more of these scandals, and America will begin to question why it has been so nice to its Jews this whole time. Say I’m over exaggerating, but just look at history my friend. The horrors speak for themselves. And I’m not “playing the holocaust card”. Just because we, in our early 20s, have thankfully not experienced things that the overwhelming majority of generations that preceded us did, that should not make us naive. Eisav Soneh Et Yaakov. Let’s finish this conversion in 11 days 18 hours.