First of all, these are not my ideas but Michael Barone's. I just presented them for comment.
I believe he was pointing out the "people" trust the military more than the politicians or corporations not to screw them. I could be wrong in my interpretation.
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Your little essay which you quoted regarding "hard" versus "soft" left out a teensy little fact. Japan and Europe had no manufacturing infrastructure left after WWII. Everything in those countries was in ruins. The US had a virtual world monopoly on the making and trade of manufactured goods. US companies had no competition internationally and the money poured in.
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That's exactly what he said, it wasn't until after 1970 that businesses had to harden up. But I wonder if that was good for the workers or the country.
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There are a few of us around who remember when gasoline prices suddenly went from around .25 cents a gallon to a $1.00 or more.
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Yeah, I remember 17.9 cents. As I understand it, we declined to provide the ever increasing appitite for expensive weapons so they jacked the price of oil to buy there own.
I agree he's full of shit on the tough on crime and welfare correlation. Both are patronizing the frustrated tax payers with feel good legislation that doesn't solve real problems.
I think he's a republican.
