Another fine mess

The two newcomers – never before seeking the top political job – could not be more different, could they?

One thinks the answer is more government control or outright ownership of the economy.  He believes that capitalism is behind our malaise.  The greed of those who own the production and commercial activities of the nation has come home to roost by taking not just a good, healthy share of the output and its profits but by grabbing the lions share.  The rich get richer and the poor have children, would be a workable campaign slogan for this man.  And he will fix it.  The masses are wandering into his tent by the thousands, without any form of inducement or the managed way his principal challenger sets up her audiences and messaging.

On the other hand, the others who have long suffered but not silently, they’ve got so many wannabe’s its boring.  Each one is thinking – this is their chance – go for it – surely America will not wish to extend the malaise of the last 10 years or so.  Surely, change will come our way.  Its gotta be my/our turn, yes?

Mostly governors and senators.  Bright eyed and bushy tailed.  Telling us how they fixed this and that and I can do the same for the country that I did in Wisconsin or Ohio or Florida or wherever.  But no one believes them.  So a showman, shows up, with no political experience, thank the gods, and no concern about saying anything other than what all the others, the senators and governors might have been thinking but were too afraid to say.  He is one of the rich fellows the other guy (see above) blames for the mess we are in.

One guy, the socialist, wants to be Robin Hood – the other guy basically tells us, he has been robbing the hood.  Big time.  Billions.  But it’s all legal.  And he can fix anything because he is a capitalist.

So, now what?  What the heck are we to do with this fine mess you got us in Barack (maybe we just call him – Ollie?)