on the burden of being America

Booman Tribune ~ Wanker of the Day: David Broder: "I envy the Canadians that they don't have these responsibilities, or the blowback that comes as a consequence. But, I don't think things should be this way. America shouldn't be in the position of guiding the fate of nations. Not like this. Our allies should bear more of the burden. And, at the same time, they should have more say so. Reporters should be just as interested in what the Canadian prime minister thinks as what the president of the United States thinks."