[februus]

Times of disintegration follow a non fatal blow such as America experienced on 9/11. After the futility of a foreign war out of which no cohesive conclusion could be drawn(I follow the Hellenic credo that one should never engage in war against an enemy one would not want to have as a citizen)- we tried to arrest the disintegration by resorting to a futurism (”Hope & Change!”) and next will be an archaism (a return to a simpler and more pure past). Of course, our Founders were men of the Frontier, hardened by experiences on a new continent. Quite unlike the desk bound slaves swimming in red ink we have become. If we discover we cannot arrest the disintegration we will collapse, but at least we will have found the answer we sought about our own worthiness to govern ourselves through a time of troubles at last.

[grey_whiskers]

Of course, our Founders were men of the Frontier, hardened by experiences on a new continent. Quite unlike the desk bound slaves swimming in red ink we have become.

Tell that to Sarah Palin.

Cheers!