Ruling the world isn’t fun anymore

When I was growing up it was fun watching America rule the world. Sure, the Russians were a threat, but Tom Clancy had us pretty well convinced that we’d come out on top, and we did. Ruling the world is not so much fun anymore. Perhaps I should say that the next day hangover from ruling the world isn’t much fun. Back in the good old days of Korea and Vietnam we could dish out a good ass kicking and still have money to spare for ‘Great Society’ experiments and urban renewal and domestic boondoggles galore. It used to be that our great nation could light cigars with hundred dollar bills.

Forty years later and something has gone terribly wrong. Now we must borrow heavily at the International market rate in order to finance any given ass kicking. Not that America does not enjoy being the world’s beat cop, just that it is getting very expensive.

Taxpayers have turned a blind eye to this grave situation. This is partly because the taxpayer simply can’t win. You and your spouse work two full time jobs with hardly a raise worth mentioning in 5 years. Meanwhile the Democrat will take your hard earned money and give it to the shiftless poor and the Republican will use it to go kick ass over in Nowhereistan.