Sunday, September 09, 2007

Elections 2008 - Another Non Event

The 2008 election season is about to begin. The American people are asking for change resulting in one of the largest field of candidates in decades. The problem is that they are simply variations of the same old, same old. Barak Obama, who was seen early as new blood. Sold out to corporate America and the amnesty groups. Oh well, money is thicker than blood…

The month of August and the first days of September have brought to light some of the downside of Cowboy Capitalism and Reaganomics. The financial markets have taken a “negative tone” as they were surprised that the economy sucks, that people are making less than before, and generally WE THE PEOPLE are concerned about our future. Well boys, wake up and smell the manure. Obviously different news stations are giving a different spin, according to which party they have decided to support, as are all the news anchors. Shouldn’t these “Professionals” be independent?

The market is still fine, sitting firmly above 13,000 and the “smartest guys in the room” are trying to blame the new congress, the old congress the President, the rhetoric from the front runner to be our future president. None are coming out and saying, “We were wrong. We need to change. We need to create a better future for our children and, perhaps, leave something for them.” I know that will never happen. To accept that one is wrong they first must have a functioning brain and then, what seems to be most lacking in those in public view, honesty.

This is best expressed by a common belief, “Our politicians will never make the hard decisions. They will never Fess up to their misdeeds and tell the American People that they have embezzled our nations wealth and sold our children into slavery. The only thing that matters is that things go along rather well and any crashes are someone else’s problems…”

Many are now saying that I am too pessimistic. Hillary will be different. It will be Bill all over again. Things will change. Ben Stein most appropriately expressed the reality of American politics.

When asked, “Will Hillary Clinton as President create a more populous government?”

Ben vehemently expressed, “C’mon, what an idiotic question. Hillary is so into corporate America for financing that she couldn’t change anything even if she had an inkling to do it. Which she does not.”

The elections of 2008 are another non event. Our politicians will become more corrupt. Our government will take more money in taxes and provide fewer services. The Dynasties are alive and well. The economy will continue to suffer. More Americans will lose their jobs while unemployment will remain stubbornly under 5%. Fewer people will have health insurance and more Americans will be working homeless. CEOs will continue to make $100 million salaries while their employees cannot afford to put food on their table.

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