Good article. Illustrative of Ryan's wrongheaded thinking (distortions, goofy and intentional) in other areas.

Quote Originally Posted by robuzo
Next there is history. Why can’t the U.S. simply cede the cumbersome role of world policeman to somebody else? Didn’t Britain do as much in the 1940s? It did. Yet, “unlike Britain, which handed leadership to a power that shared its fundamental values, today’s most dynamic and growing powers do not embrace basic principles that should be at the core of the international system.”
If Ryan believes this, somebody should ask him if we should start that process by reducing military spending. He supported the GM bailout because the auto workers in his district vote, so I doubt that he'll want to scare those military industry workers in the other States.