[meenie]

It is becoming clear that we have a rudderless state that is no more competent in foreign policy than in domestic policy. This should come as no surprise. As our socialist system keeps intervening in domestic affairs that individuals should be accepting responsibility for, the problems increase. Applying these same principles in foreign affairs does not work any better. We have a raft of foreign interventions that have been disastorous.

As they multiply, the problems get worse just as in domestic policy. The United States does not have a monoply on geniuses that have the wisdom to solve everybody's problems. We continue to muddle along, wasting our resources as well as creating havoc, domestically as well as foreign. The clock will finally stop when the economy falls in the hole and we become a third-world debtor nation with no means to support our grand designs.

[ultima ratio]

What a ridiculous comment! Bush has been masterful. He remained cool when the rest of the world--led by the media--thought we'd lose the war in Afghanistan. He then went on to destroy a truly evil regime, freeing 25 million people by means of one of the most humane wars in history, and is now engaged in changing the political dynamics of the Middle East forever. He has turned the economy around, no thanks to the Democrats. Along the way he has won both the House and the Senate for the G.O.P. in the midterm elections. So naturally, for all these reasons, and because he is at odds with the European left, he is hated by the left in this country as well. So be it.

[pt17]

Are you an optimistic pessimist, a pessimistic optimist or a plain old pessimist?

[EQAndyBuzz]

"It is becoming clear that we have a rudderless state that is no more competent in foreign policy than in domestic policy. This should come as no surprise. As our socialist system keeps intervening in domestic affairs that individuals should be accepting responsibility for, the problems increase. Applying these same principles in foreign affairs does not work any better. We have a raft of foreign interventions that have been disastorous.
As they multiply, the problems get worse just as in domestic policy. The United States does not have a monoply on geniuses that have the wisdom to solve everybody's problems.

We continue to muddle along, wasting our resources as well as creating havoc, domestically as well as foreign. The clock will finally stop when the economy falls in the hole and we become a third-world debtor nation with no means to support our grand designs."

I totally agree with you. Now if you can tell the Socialists that are trying to take over to get the F**k out and stop trying to ruin this country, maybe we we can continue to bring this country back from eight years of Clinton's failed social, economic and foreign relations policies.