cynicschism

Before the next news cycle takes hold, how about a brief review of Johnny Reb’s wild last week.  He tried to pretend he was the leader who could take this whole bailout mess and tie it up in a pretty package, using his vast leadership talents. First, he promised to suspend his campaign. He didn’t. He still ran ads, etc. Next, he promised he would not debate Obama until a solution had been worked out. This started to backfire on JR, since it looked like he couldn’t pat his head and chew gum at the same time.  So, even though there was no real solution by Friday, he went to the debate anyway.  Before, he had called a meeting in DC to try to get things done and, not incidentially, push himself right to the forefront of the issue.  The meeting accomplished little and JR, with his phony crisis spiel, did more harm than good.  The First Gambler shot dice and came up empty.  He had one more trick up his sleeve.  The morning of the debate he ran an internet ad claiming “McCain wins debate” before the debate even took place.  The kicker was the polls showed most people thought Obama won the debate.  McCain dithered and blew smoke all at once, and to no avail.  The week showed just how unfit he is to run anything other than a small-town convenience store.  It’s time for this gambler to fold ‘em.

When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly last week, he made some good points. He mentioned that “bullying powers” are responsible for much of the trouble in the world. How true. Some international players just can’t seem to keep their nose out of other countries’ affairs and have to butt in everywhere they do not belong. This usually leads to more trouble than good.

Mr. Ahmadinejad also predicted that one of the most egregious of these interfering powers, the US, and its empire “in the world is reaching the end of its road.”  The exact timing may be in question, but there is little doubt that the US empire, like all empires in the past, will not go on forever.  Like the Roman, Ottoman, Russian and other empires, it will slowly lose its influence in the world.  That’s just the way history operates. Constant change.  The sun seems to be beginning to set already.  Reaching the end of the road is only a matter of time.

It was only a month ago that Johnny Reb introduced his vice-presidential

pick Sarah Palin to the world. She was hailed as a maverick politician

who would shake things up in DC.  Now Barbiecudda has been outed

as just an old-fashioned same-old  same-old politician. Hates earmarks?

Not quite. Seems she hired a lobbyist to get some federal money for

Wasilla when she was its mayor. In came 27 million dollars.  Didn’t

want the Bridge to Nowhere?  She did when she was running for

governor and needed every vote she could get. Then things changed

and she was suddenly against it.  Qualified to be the President of

the United States?  Mammy Palin isn’t qualified to be a dog catcher.