Mark Steyn's latest column is a beaut.

He writes, "The EU supposedly fears massive �destabilisation� of the Muslim world. I say, bring it on, baby. If we don�t destabilise them now, they�re going to be destablilising us the day after tomorrow."

Speaking of stability, it seems to me that the more socialist a nation becomes, the more important stability seems to be. Government social spending is all about stabilization. Anything that might redirect government spending to such unnecessary items as national defense threatens the stability of increases in the national "safety net," otherwise known to those who produce wealth as a hammock.

Could this be the root of the considerable criticism of the U.S. in Europe as being reckless and destabilizing?