RANDOM THOUGHTS from Thomas Sowell:

As this country continues to degenerate, we hope that it never reaches the desperate stage where only a military coup can rescue it from catastrophes created by feckless politicians. But, if that day ever arrives, we can only hope that the military will do their duty and step in. It is one of the few institutions dedicated to something besides individual self-interest.

I don't agree with all of Sowell's thoughts in this Townhall column, but he's always worth reading.