Dangerously naive…

National security interests dictate that the Middle East be transformed and brought into the 21rst Century. Abrogation of our responsibility as an advocate of Liberty will ensure the end of US sovereignty.

A better course…

Return God to the public discourse. Restore parental rights. Restore private property rights. Demand fiscal discipline at all levels of government. Restructure the federal bureaucracy to act solely within the authority granted by Article I, Sec. 8. Restructure our failed government schools. Enact regulatory and tax reform that promote the growth of our manufacturing base. Require assimilation of our immigrant population, current and future.

… and one that will actually succeed, because it’s the foundation of our Republic.

Our Republic will endure as long as it remains the beacon of Liberty and defender of the oppressed. We ignore that responsibility at our own peril.

that pretty much sums up the problems with your foolish little thesis.

I would absolutely agree that the US is in decline, but for exactly none of the reasons you offer. You’ve spent too much time in the hallowed halls and not enough time in the real world. RBD hit the nail on the head, and quite eloquently too.

I’ll summarize, less eloquently. Reason for decline is really quite simple. We’ve devalued liberty – as in individual liberty – on our shores and abroad. We’ve opted, over the past 60 years or so, for a more and more socialist model like Europe.

You want to reverse the decline – and you only have two choices, continue or reverse – we need to move back to the model of the founders. Individual liberty is what created and made this country, lack of it will destroy her.

We are in decline right now because of Obama but it’s not too late to turn things around. The same thing happened when Carter was in office. Back then the MSM was telling us we were in decline but at that time it was the Japanese that were taking over, they even bought Rockefeller Center. Then Reagan came in and cut taxes and regulation and our economy rebounded. (I know the Japanese were buying real estate during the Reagan years but it took a while for Reagan to undo the damage of the Carter years) The same policies would work today but Obama and the Dems are doing just the opposite of what we need to get our economy going again.

Look at Japan today they have big problems with their low birth rate and their aging population. China has problems too with their one child policy, in the future they won’t have enough workers too take care of their aging population. Some companies are already leaving China to find cheaper labor.

I know it sounds too simple but if we copied what Reagan did by cutting taxes and regulation we would bounce back in no time. You’ve heard about all the billions companies are setting on. Once the right policies are in place that money would be used to buy equipment, expand factories and hire people.

Of course legal immigration is good for America. If it wasn’t for them our population would be declining like all the other western democracies. We need young people paying taxes so all of us babyboomers can get our social security.

My point is the decline we are in is a man-caused-disaster. And it could be reversed but if we stay on this socialist path too long we’ll end up like Europe with chronic unemployment and no growth.