IS IT DIPLOMACY WHEN WE PISS OFF THE CHINESE? OR IS IT THE FRAGILE ROOTS OF A POTENTIAL NEW COLD WAR?

For a country that had redefined the word National Debt, we certainly know how to put our feet ahead of our face. Like it or not, China is a superpower to be concerned about. It out mans us, and is fast outproducing anything we churn out. And just what percentage of the United States do the Chinese already own? I have long been an advocate of teaching our students Chinese instead of Spanish; it is unlikely that Mexico will ever represent anything more than it currently does, and certainly not in a direction that has US Nationals fleeing across the borders in a southern direction. Listen to any conservative talk radio show and you'll hear how California is basically lost as a state, a throwback to its origins with Mexico and with no hope of a future economic prosperity. The borders are a mess and the state is insolvent. China, on the other hand, offers its students a global advantage, a bilingual education where most students are proficient, extended learning hours, strict educational discipline backed by parental support; a system that makes our eternal budget slashing a ridiculous joke. And you think we can compete? So it seems a perfect time to venture into whoever's waters the South China Sea really belongs to. Let's piss them off some more because after all, we are just not involved in enough armed conflicts around the world, no matter which credit card we choose to charge the whole thing to. Of course we could just start another cold war pissing match and see where that gets us. And did I mention we still do not have Bin Laden, despite billions of dollars worth of technology and weaponry. But then I should not act surprised; it is the same logic that has slashed education monies to near zero, releasing  thousands of non-violent prisoners from jail and no longer prosecuting misdemeanor crimes.  What moron is coming up with this stuff? Click the pictures above to read the story... MisterWriter