I'm Kind Of Old-fashioned Because I Was

Often, The Pretexts For Starting A War Are Not Real Shortages Of Land, Food Or Fuel, But Rather Perceptions - Like Fear, Honor And Perceived Self-interest.

I Think People Are Beating Each Other Up In The Halls Of Congress, As They Did In The Late 1850s.

A Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean, George Soros, Or Al Gore Looks - No, Acts - Like He Either Came Out Of A Hairstylist's Salon Or Got Off A Gulfstream.

Western Societies From Ancient Athens To Imperial Rome To The French Republic Rarely Collapsed Because Of A Shortage Of Resources Or Because Foreign Enemies Proved Too Numerous Or Formidable In Arms - Even When Those Enemies Were Grim Macedonians Or Germans. Rather, In Times Of Peace And Prosperity There Arose An Unreal View Of The World Beyond Their Borders, One That Was The Product Of Insularity Brought About By Success, And An Intellectual Arrogance That For Some Can Be The Unfortunate Byproduct Of An Enlightened Society.

Illegal Immigration Is Praised Only By Those Who Benefit Directly From It, Whether In The Familial Sense Of Inexpensive Nannies, Cooks, Or Gardeners; Or In The Corporate Interest Of Cheap Labor In The Hospitality Industries, Agriculture, And Construction; Or In The Political Sense Of New Liberal Constituents; Or In The Tribal Sense Of Expanding The So-called La Raza Base. But The Vast Majority Of Americans Accept That When Federal Law Is Ignored, Chaos Ensues.