tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22463475.post4177607696514428237..comments2024-02-23T14:59:44.189-05:00Comments on The Goat Rope: The art of the formal boastMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333099574473265593noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22463475.post-70719353143475144262011-02-28T15:42:07.071-05:002011-02-28T15:42:07.071-05:00There was a great special on Spain a while back. H...There was a great special on Spain a while back. How they collapsed under the weight of trying to maintain too large an empire.<br /><br />There is a really great article similar to the one you cited on Politico this week. Check it out.<br /><br />PS thanks for the animal pic!hollowdwellernoreply@blogger.com