Mark Steyn

Mark Steyn is always a good read, so I recommend this link from Sadie (who else):

A Post-American Planet

Decline starts with the money, but it doesn’t stop there.

-snip from the beginning-
That thoughtful observer of the passing parade, Nancy Pelosi, weighed in on the “debt ceiling” negotiations the other day: “What we’re trying to do is save the world from the Republican budget. We’re trying to save life on this planet as we know it today.”
It’s always good to have things explained in terms we simpletons can understand. After a while, all the stuff about debt-to-GDP ratio and CBO alternative baseline scenarios starts to give you a bit of a headache, so we should be grateful to the House minority leader for putting it in layman’s terms: What’s at stake is “life on this planet as we know it today.” So, if right now you’re living anywhere in the general vicinity of this planet, it’s good to know Nancy’s in there pitching for you.

-everything in between-

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/273161/post-american-planet-mark-steyn?page

-closing snip-

America has had two roles in a so-called “globalized” world: America’s government was the guarantor of global order; America’s economy was the engine of global prosperity. Right now, both roles are up for grabs. And there are no takers for the former. Pace Nancy Pelosi, “life on this planet as we know it today” is going to change, and very fast.

DQ here:  Just when you think Pelosi can’t top herself she does.  Yet the people in her district adore her.  What are they thinking?