A Fair Point to Make

Some commenters (okay, one commenter, but one of my favs) have suggested that I've gotten a bit unhinged, which is, like, totally true, but such is the current state of America. Still, I feel I should mollify everyone by reeling back on the doomsaying ever-so-slightly, with the observation that although the United States is a vast continental power bent on world conquest of one sort or other, we are also, perhaps fortunately, totally fucking broke. Not broke in the post-Versailles super-inflation sense, but broke in the other-people-holding-our-banknotes-sense. And I think it is fair to say that the Mandarins, the real Mandarins in this case, are chuckling to themselves as we take their credit and screw ourselves out of a reputation and a position of global dominance. I don't for a moment think that our bankrollers will allow us to launch a nuclear war, though.

That may not be sunshine, giggles, and a basket of kittens, but hey, you asked. I answered.