Stand Clear

The Secretary of State travels with an invisible companion who pops up every once in a while when she is tired or just plain doesn’t care about acting any more. So some poor schmuck in the Congo asked a question that apparently peeved Ms. Cool and, bang, out popped Chucky with that evil snarl and dripping sarcasm. Diplomacy. When all comes to pass it may just be that the organizers most significant accomplishment was to remove Mrs. William J. Clinton from the possibility of higher office. Stand aside.

Arlen Specter. TheFundamentals could be charitable and say something like, “C’mon. He’s had some health problems and he’s getting a bit long in the tooth so let’s cut the fellow a bit of slack. He is not sure if he wants to be with the party in power or the party out of power. He thinks he can keep on going – blah, blah, blah.” It’s all crap. He should retire. If the people of Pennsylvania have an alternative candidate who is literate and bathes regularly, vote for him/her. Arlen, “There is no fool like an old fool.” Get out of the way.

Chris Dodd. A.k.a. “I didn’t know I was getting a good deal.” Stand aside. Going down.

Dorothy Rabinowitz, The Wall Street Journal. “The president has a problem. For, despite a great election victory, Mr. Obama, it becomes ever clearer, knows little about Americans. He knows the crowds—he is at home with those. He is a stranger to the country's heart and character.”

Pelosi/Rangel/Waxman/Frank. They may not have been ready for prime time but they sure are writing the book on how to outdo the party out of power (POOP) in moving their party in power (PIP) to powerless status. These four bring new meaning to the biblical beasts from the Book of Revelation. Can we limit the damage until they end up in the dustbin? That is the $64 question. In the meantime, new POOP, do nothing except to make sure that every antic, every announcement, every opportunity for exposure for these four is given maximum coverage. Stand aside.

Speaking of exposure. What is with the US of A and its effectiveness in locating the most narcissistic politicians for leadership positions? How did we develop this talent scouting ability? Here is a free suggestion for FOX or one of the other networks for a new show: American Narcissist. The format would be a bit of a takeoff on the old “This is Your Life.” Bill Clinton would be an excellent replacement for Ralph Edwards. Bill is so clueless that he could present vignettes from the narcissistic guests’ lives and Bill would think that these self possessed folks were really on their game. The joke would be on the guests and the host. After presenting the guests, the audience could vote based on the standard of, “Is this guest more or less narcissistic than Bill?” When the people finally vote for a more narcissistic personality, POOP can run them for the presidency. That’s what POOP did in 2008.

Camille Paglia, http://www.salon.com/ “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom I used to admire for her smooth aplomb under pressure, has clearly gone off the deep end with her bizarre rants about legitimate town-hall protests by American citizens. She is doing grievous damage to the party and should immediately step down.” “I just don't get it. Why the insane rush to pass a bill, any bill, in three weeks? And why such an abject failure by the Obama administration to present the issues to the public in a rational, detailed, informational way? The U.S. is gigantic; many of our states are bigger than whole European nations. The bureaucracy required to institute and manage a nationalized health system here would be Byzantine beyond belief and would vampirically absorb whatever savings Obama thinks could be made. And the transition period would be a nightmare of red tape and mammoth screw-ups, which we can ill afford with a faltering economy.”

Jon Corzine. A.k.a. “The Rod Blagojevich of the East.” Tough to decide which state is the most corrupt – Illinois or New Jersey? TheFundamentals does not think that it is important that a winner be designated. What’s important is that Jon can follow in Rod’s footsteps and find numerous ways to humiliate himself after he’s gone. In the words of Ken “Hawk” Harrelson. “He gone.”

Free advice to POOP: “Don’t let PIP retreat. Strategize so that PIP keeps on truckin’. The cliff is looming. Pedal to the metal. Full speed ahead. By the way POOP, if you ever do get back in power TheFundamentals modestly suggests you ignore all seniority precedent and choose leaders who subscribe to fundamental values (PAY DOWN THE DEBT) and self imposed term limis.

Source: Napoleon Bonaparte: “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”