[Cicero]

The period during which Rome rose to power, beginning with the war against Philip of Macedon and ending with Caesar's conquest of Gaul, is oddly almost coincident with the period during which the Optimates and the Populares were fighting it out. Most of the first century BC was consumed by the Roman civil wars.

What that suggests is that although America is being undermined by people like Daschle & Co., and the country is deeply divided, that won't necessarily impede our foreign policy.

[Restorer]

Quite true.

Here's to hoping we avoid actual civil wars.