How Will America Hold Together?

Townhall.com ^ | June 27, 2013 | Victor Davis Hanson

[ClearCase_guy]

+1

Bigtime

[varon]

How right you are...............

[Wpin]

America was killed, this nation is in the process of destruction...we no longer have to predict, we can just witness it now as it occurs.

We turned our heads from God and evil has grown. Keep God close to your heart and remain faithful to Him. That is the ONLY security you will have over the next few years.

[Pollster1]

Palin is toast, she was crucified by the media and Hollywood put the nails in her political coffin with that film deriding her. She's history unfortunately painted by the media as an Edith Bunker (RIP). To many she is a dingbat and forget about facts and intelligence, Bush was portrayed in the same exact way, as a dork. No, she doesn't stand a chance to make it to the WH...sorry.

And yet Anthony Weiner is a viable candidate today? I don't accept your conclusion on Palin. If she runs, people will listen, even if they are just hoping for an entertaining Tina Fey comment. If she runs, she will be far more seasoned in 2916 than in 2008. If she runs, we will have a far greater need for a conservative to fix the terrible mess in DC than we had in 2008. If she runs, her children will be eight years older, so she will be better able to balance family and campaign/job. Whether she will run though depends on us - would we rather support her or settle for Christie/Rubio/Bush as the McCain/Romney of 2016?

[who knows what evil?]

We turned our heads from God and evil has grown. Keep God close to your heart and remain faithful to Him. That is the ONLY security you will have over the next few years.

Pay attention here, folks. Trust ONLY in Him...

[Russ]

For every conservative who might vote like their life depends on it there will be 20 illegals voting like their life depends on it.

[Netz]

I would love to see her run and would vote for her but I hear and see what the masses say about her. She's already been painted as a right-wing, redneck dingbat.

If we've learned anything from the last two elections it's that the VOTING POPULATION has CHANGED. They will vote for anyone Liberal with handouts and promises of more entitlements to come. A Republican is seen as a greedy, cigar-chomping or rifle holding Capitalist.

We are in a quandary because the public is misinformed and ignorant. Nobody wants to hear somebody like Palin draw up economic plans and chart the future for the recovery of this nation. Who cares about facts, trends, issues, policy, direction, analyses? People seem to want popular, reality TV shows, relatively cheap electronic gadgets and fashion. To hell with difficult subject matter for an informed public to make sound decisions, (which is what the Republicans try to spell out).

When a Republican calls for a “return to values that made this country great”, many voters see this as a racist ideology set up by (as they like to call them) dead White men.

Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Tom Paine, De Tocqueville?? Who is learning what they used to call “Civics”? Who's learning History?

I pray you are right, ooops, I even said “pray”, will that get me into trouble with the crowd?

I would like to think t

[Timber Rattler]

Ted Cruz is too smart to ever get his name linked with Sarah Palin, let alone as #2.

Whut?

Ted Cruz Praises Sarah Palin On Fox For ‘Fearlessness’: Helped GOP Discover ‘A Backbone’

Ted Cruz at CPAC: I Would Not Be in Senate Without Sarah Palin

[Westbrook]

> I’d like to think that every conservative understands that
> they need to get out and vote as if their life depends on
> it, but I’m not convinced enough conservatives believe that
> yet.

The real problem is that there are few conservatives to vote FOR.

I still vote, but will I write-in names of people I know would be far better, if there are no conservatives running.

[Pikachu_Dad]

He said, “the Republic”. Those later years were as a dictatorship!

[Thane_Banquo]

So why is the United States not experiencing something like the rioting in Turkey or Brazil, or the murder of thousands in Mexico? How are we able to avoid the bloody chaos in Syria, the harsh dictatorships of Russia and China, the implosion of Egypt or the economic hopelessness now endemic in Southern Europe?

Give it some time. I suspect the fit will hit the shan before the One leaves office.

[muir_redwoods]

Reagan was the last US president. The Bush’s, Clinton and the current abomination reigned over the wreckage of the US republic. The currency is headed toward worthlessness, we have no sway internationally and it’s best not to discuss US cultural influence.

Those of us who value freedom will simply get old and die. As the socialists ride the remnants to ruin they will blame us for the decline and the low information voters will lick it up and go to their graves believing republicans ruined everything. They’ll be half right.

[muir_redwoods]

Tell me, which is the American car, a Subaru made in Indiana or a Ram truck built in Canada?

[muir_redwoods]

It’s a sad truth but Palin will never win national office. I’d love to see it but it ain’t ever going to happen. The mouth-breathing lemmings have been convinced that she’s a punch line.

[SMARTY]

It ISN’T now and it’s not GOING to!

[SC_Pete]

Byzantium, Holy Roman Empire, France, Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Hapsburgs, Timbuktu, British Empire, Ottoman’s, Mongols, Mayans, Aztecs-—

None held the promise of individual freedom and liberty, and of self-governance and the rule of law that America did. The crowning achievement of Western Civilization is being replaced by totalitarianism and the notion that it is fair to steal another man’s wealth.

[Gaffer]

Off hand, I’d say the gist of the inclusion of the Roman Empire with respect to the thesis of the article meant ‘Roman Empire’ as a unified, well-functioning entity.

I’d tend to think that during some of the latter parts of the dates you cite, the Roman Empire was more dysfunctional and waning - just like our country now.

[BRL]

Well we disagree.

I believe you are operating on old impressions.

Palin / Cruz 2016

The 47% which Romney talked about are not upset with how things are going. add in the liberals and gays who are not on the gov't dole and add in the misinformation campaign against Palin if she were to make it through to the nomination and you are left with no chance.

Looking back at Reagan... remember how difficult it was for him to win in 1980?

[PigRigger]

Agree 100%....the current state of politics is a reflection of the electorate....ignorance and the desire to be taken care of rule the day....and will likely until the bottom falls out of our economy...

[exDemMom]

There seems to be much more apathy on our side than theirs. Even the low information lemmings get out to vote!

They're promised candy if they vote!

Republicans don't promise candy. They want people to vote on the issues--how stingy.