Comments on: Blogging the World http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/blogging_the_world/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:05:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brett http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/blogging_the_world/comment-page-1/#comment-519778 Brett Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:41:02 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=26725#comment-519778 I think it's because with a lot of Americans, there's a sense that we could close ourselves off to the rest of the world and only be a little bit worse for wear (not all Americans, obviously, but many - and particularly so before 9/11). I think it's because with a lot of Americans, there's a sense that we could close ourselves off to the rest of the world and only be a little bit worse for wear (not all Americans, obviously, but many - and particularly so before 9/11).

]]> By: King Politics http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/blogging_the_world/comment-page-1/#comment-519768 King Politics Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:52:52 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=26725#comment-519768 This is quite historical really. I've always told me students that going back throughout <em>most</em> American history, we'd prefer to be isolationists. This is quite historical really. I've always told me students that going back throughout most American history, we'd prefer to be isolationists.

]]> By: Bithead http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/blogging_the_world/comment-page-1/#comment-519763 Bithead Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:27:28 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=26725#comment-519763 Certainly, we as a nation will ahve less in the way of gravitas, to borrow a word form the book of the Democrats... since Sarkozy, for one thinks Obama and 'empty suit'. Sarkozy is right of course, but that's almost secondary to the perception, which is sure to be in the minds of other world leaders as well. Certainly, we as a nation will ahve less in the way of gravitas, to borrow a word form the book of the Democrats... since Sarkozy, for one thinks Obama and 'empty suit'.

Sarkozy is right of course, but that's almost secondary to the perception, which is sure to be in the minds of other world leaders as well.

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