Some mornings are good for little but loafing around and daydreaming. Sometimes those daydreams make it into print. Which is unfortunate.
With that in mind here are some thoughts;
First on the election a fortnight from today; either way we are screwed. On the one hand we have the disaster of a democratic dominated government that is but two degrees removed from Marxism lite. On the other had we have the specter of a republican administration with absolutely no clue as to how to move forward on economic issues and which has already come out hell bent to head butt Russia. The simple fact that no member of either party has taken the lead or offered a single creative suggestion in this crisis means that in practical terms for averting a depression, it does not matter who wins.
In other ways of course it does matter. These include the direction the tax codes take and the nomination of Supreme Court Justices (the most long term affect). Beyond that it is two heads of the same beast. It is not that they cannot see the solution. It is that they cannot see the problem.
I have been accused in recent days of wavering support for the candidate that I had endorsed. That is both true and untrue. It is untrue because the one I will personally vote for has not changed at all and will not. I simply view the Marxist as far to dangerous for our future to elect. (I use the term Marxist rather than socialist because like it or not, we are all socialists of one form or another.) It is true that my enthusiasm has waivered because the acme of mediocrity is the candidate. To be excited about McCain is like going to a five star restaurant and being served meatloaf.
Something else. Even though everything about Hollywood and the celebrity cult sets my teeth on edge I do understand the fascination. I suspect it only grows in times like these. Stress is rising, incomes falling and the future is not so bright. To look to something glamorous and utterly unimportant for entertainment is safe, easy and available. No doubt the stock of those who bathe in the camera flash will go up. Which makes the whole thing even more revolting. If you have ever seen some teenage star gushing over the joys of her unwed pregnancy and then go blind with rage over the rash of similar pregnancies in your school or neighborhood you understand my disgust.
Speaking of nausea. I have noted more public despair and disgust over this election than I ever have before. For so many that I have talked with, even the very partisan democrats and republicans, they feel as if they have a choice between the gas chamber and the electric chair. A sentiment lacking in hope I might add.
Enough for now, I have effectively ruined my own day.
von Rum
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