so, mr stewart presented himself very well, again, with one of the jackals...the shame is that I actually like mr powell (well, he's a likeable guy...just fell in with a bad crowd), unfortunately, he spoke like a true politician, covering his ass and the asses that his lips still pucker for, powell that is, not stewart...and apparently, strip poker is not the bush family's after dinner game of choice. I think that Jon Stewart did an excellent job of giving him hell, but, since it's comedy central, there's an unspoken, "dude, don't take yourself too seriously, it's comedy central. sit there, take it, and smile...or you can look like a bigger jackass than we already think you are; it's your choice." mr ridge got the same treatment. I think that both of them, though obviously still politicians, came off as looking somewhat more human. BUT, history will still be unkind to them...of course this is being optimistic that there will be history after the economic bubble pops. GM is going under, though they won't admit it...for as satisfying as it is to see the expansionist-driven economic model (which, by the way, is not what a true free market/capitalist economy is...) slowly coming apart at the seams, leading to a burst and a chaotic crashing and burning, I feel terribly for all of the Cassandras out there.
Your predictions will come true, and there's nothing to stop it...even if you manage to convince enough people, even if you manage to motivate them to action, even if you come up with the perfect solution, your predictions will come true, because inertia is a property of matter that needs transition to work...the system is in its final count-down sequence, they ignored your warnings when they had the chance...and should the dust cloud settle in a non-radioactive form, we will all be the wiser and better for it.
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