I agree with Krauthammer that the course of decline was a choice, not a condition. In 2008 America chose to embrace a man who was an unknown quantity. This was very similar to the election of Jimmie Carter whose whole campaign pivoted on “trust me”. Again we have bought a pig in a poke and are left in amazement that we’ve contracted the equivilent of Constitutional swine flu.
America has chosen the path of the bi-polar and it’s going to take years of meds and therapy to recover from it.

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Charles Krauthammer: Liberal Ascendancy Has Set Us On a Course for Decline…

The speech of CHris Krauthammer, no matter how one feels about everything he says that some us disagree with from time to time, has given a most excellent version of th ……

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@John ryan: One problem with your little screed: NONE OF IT IS TRUE!

And I won’t even start on your grammar. It suffices to say YOU ARE AN IDIOT!

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@BackwardsBoy

I agree with you. In discussing politics with liberal-minded acquaintances — when they complain about the lack of diversity in our present elected national leadership level — I ask them to point out another country in the entire world (Norway, Sweden included) that has more diversity (and growing) in elected national offices. Think about the governments of the Tyrant fraternity…where’s the diversity?

Maybe Nobama should run for President of the EU before his campaign for world leadership…he wants so badly to be a European elite — I say, go for it. I’m sure the EU would amend their rules for him.

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@BarbaraS
Could BHO want to weaken America on purpose…as a ploy in his quest to perhaps become Leader of the whole world?

With a weakened America — who could stop him?

I think his stint in leading the UN Security Council, 2 weeks ago, was his audition.

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Barbara, I might be able to shed some ligt on ego 1.
You see, by emasculating America it shows what a good guy he is and how he isn’t Bush.
He thinks by weakening America it will prove his good intentions and his desire to talk. In his fantasy world this will get the other side/bad guys to listen and sincerely talk. After all, WE are the reason the bad guys behave the way they do. They are people too and they have hopes, fears, and dreams and they just need to be understood and listened to.

That help?

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@<a href="http://www.floppingaces.net/2009/10/09/krauthammer-the-current-liberal-ascendancy-in-the-united-states-has-set-us-on-a-course-for-decline/#comment-251640"john ryan

Have you packed your bags and made airline reservations yet, or do you need help. I have a bunch of frequent flyer miles I’d be willing to donate. I’m betting that donations from FA alone could pay for you to move you, your belongings and family to the socialist country of your choice. Just say the word and I bet the donation link will be up in less than 10 minutes.

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Why is it that are economy is losing out to the socialist countries ? Why are there cars better and cheaper ? Why do they live longer ? Why were people considered liberals in the past exalted but not in the present ? Do you think that the founding fathers or Lincoln were considered to be conservatives by their contemporaries ?

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@ BackwardsBoy

Cuba. That’s what Obama wants. He’d be happy with Venezuela or Nicaragua though.

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I’d like Obama to point me to the perfect society, tell me who they were, where they were located and when they lived. If we have so many faults (in his eyes), there must be a government to compare us to, some people to emulate.

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