[highball]

Looking back, however, I now believe that the country was, and still is, much too weak to deal with the threat.

That's a failure of leadership. The moment was there, but passed on by. It's far too late now.

We are in the grasp of globalists

and that's the problem right there....

[PerConPat]

That's a failure of leadership.

I certainly agree. But that also takes us to a chicken and egg discussion. Do leaders shape the nation or must there be a desire within the nation for leaders who will lead in this or that direction?

I would say that it takes both factors operating equally to forge a great nation. Adversity seems to be the catalyst for bringing about the leadership and support necessary to create and sustain a nation of free people. And it's going to take one hell of jolt to shake a fat, dumb, and happy society out of its slumber.

The only Pub candidate who consistently demonstrates, to me, that he knows just what's in play in the current situation is Hunter, and he's not going anywhere at this point. Huckabee's rise in the polls and Paul's substantial support are nothing more than an expression of the electorate's fascination with outsiders, a la Perot. The remaining Pub candidates, at present, seem to be once again coalescing in the middle of the road as has been the case since Reagan. That's what their pollsters are no doubt recommending.