I was in Australia earlier this month, and there, as elsewhere on my recent travels, the consensus among the politicians I met (at least in private) was that Washington lacked the will for meaningful course correction, and that, therefore, the trick was to ensure that, when the behemoth goes over the cliff, you're not dragged down with it. It is faintly surreal to be sitting in paneled offices lined by formal portraits listening to eminent persons who assume the collapse of the dominant global power is a fait accompli. "I don't feel America is quite a First World country anymore," a robustly pro-American Aussie told me, with a sigh of regret.
Read the rest of Mark Steyn's column here.
2 comments:
There are a handful of candidates who quite likely possess the will for meaningful course correction. Unfortunately, they cannot be bought by special interests, and so are unlikely to be elected.
I vote for them anyway, and sleep better at night.
CincyCat,
A sound practice!
Michael
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