The inimitable
Mark Steyn,
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.
H/T
WSRA who credits
Instapundit (who needs a link from me about as much as Kim Cardassian)
No, wait...
I read that, too, but on a different site. Quite disturbing, and reminds me of the time a year or so ago when Putin, of all people, said 0Bama was taking the USA in the wrong direction.
ReplyDeleteMake sure you're all stocked up on Beans, Bullets, and Band-Aides, and have some silver and/or gold coinage around. Might be a rough ride if we can't get the Ship of State turned away from the rocks!
note the f/u comment at Insty from the Canuck expat.
ReplyDeleteWe are now Mexico.
Oy vey...
-- ca