It has been  two-thirds of a century since the “Lone Super Power” has actually WON a war.  How come?  Being too nice?  Lacking guts to do the job?  Not really serious about winning?  All the above? 

And along comes Ronnie Paul (the ONLY Presidential Candidate ever having worn a uniform…Air Force OBGYN and experienced with the blood and sacrifice of those who have served so valiantly) who constantly tells us all would be “peace in the valley” if we were ONLY to stop “endlessly bombing those countries”  Hearing this, his 9% (not 1% and not 99%”) cry in unison with the Doctor..”Bring them home!  Bring them home!!”

Dr Ron smiles and knows in his heart he is right and has been right for several decades.  A fellow who is kind of a Paul supporter had this to say in a Letter-to-the-Editor, “Playing global cop for the UN has done nothing for America nor has it created allies.  We attack when attacked but we should attack with vengeance, as in nuclear.”

“Nuclear vengeance”?  Count Doctor Ron out.  He completely opposed Seal Team Six taking bin Laden out.  Quoth Doctor Ron, “I am just suggesting there are processes that if you could follow that you should do it.  There are proper procedures rather than digging bigger holes for ourselves.”  (Never mind those souls who jumped from the WTC after a bin Laden orchestrated attack.)

Dr Ron constantly assures America that he does not want to demobilize our armed forces.  He just wants to eliminate their travel expenses overseas.  Additionally, he will rid our military of those non-essential items like $600 toilet seats.  First idea…BAD, second idea…Good.  Just keep them in their barracks, quoth he.  Looks to me like he is a one-size fits all kind of guy.  No nuance in him.  Just “stop endlessly bombing countries.”  Then the rubble won’t cause trouble and it will be Kumbaya time.

Think Obama agrees with Paul?  Sounds like Obama-speak to me.  Bring all our troops home from everywhere and good times are here again..with no pain.  Once we rid ourselves of any and all responsibilities for that pesky part of the map marked “Rest Of The World”  we can once again begin living the American dream.  We talk “again.”  When was that, I wonder?  What would have happened had we stayed out of WWI?  What would have happened had we avoided WWII?  What would the Korean Peninsula look like under Kimmie Unnn?  Would Saddam have been happy with a 19th Province called Kuwait?  Perhaps it would now be bin Laden as the Afghanistan leader?

A fair number of people do not like applying the label “isolationist” to Dr Ron.  What other name would you prefer?  Suppose Obama gets his way and our troops are reduced by gargantuan amounts and our nuclear capability essentially eliminated unilaterally, AND we bring our troops back to their US barracks as Dr Ron wants.  America will continue to remain the biggest, the fatest, most inviting target on the planet.  In short, we may not be interested in the World but the World remains interested in us. 

“America: Love Us Or Leave Us Be” may seem a dandy idea for our lovable crazed Uncle in the Attic but it seems a terrible concept when our future is morgaged to China and almost everything we own is made overseas.

Tonight is the night of another debate, this time in Arizona.  I would prefer no more debates.  Enough already.  Having said that, let us hope all four of the debaters will keep their focus on the reason.  We are approaching a golden opportunity to rid our nation of a cancer on the bodypolitic.  My fervent wish is that they all keep him firmly in mind and focus on his RECORD.  Obama is a formdable opponent.  Many of the things he says and does is designed to shift focus away from that.

So…how will they do?  Dr Ron will remain consistent.  That is definitely one of his strengths.  “Bring em home!” he will thunder.  Santorum is another consistent one.  I hope he will avoid the Obama trap on abortion/women in the service/ Satan focus on America.  Gingrich will shine.  He has likely been chaffing because he has not had one in a few weeks.  He will again be able to face down CNN Moderator King.  Romney will vision himself President of the United States, act and talk accordingly.  Only one question remains.  It is Ash Wednesday.  Will Candidates Gingrich and Santorum have ashes on their foreheads?