Imperialist thought for the day

"With the United States representing nearly half of the world's military expenditures, no countervailing coalition can create a traditional military balance of power. Not since Rome has one nation loomed so large above the others." Joseph Nye

Can you believe this guy is a Harvard dean? (Okay, that's not as hard to accept as it might be.) I guess you can a doctorate in political science these days without ever having to learn world history.

More snark! Today's awkward banner headline

PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES A PLAN TO GIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS A WAY TO AVOID DEPORTATION

Concision--a lost art.