Wholesale Theft

At best, it is willful ignorance with a dash of old school, inculcated racism. We cannot tolerate Obama is never justification number one, but it is always motivation number one. The rationalization ironically floats like a butterfly and stings like an AK47. On Mondays, it is Obamacare. Tuesday it is the debt ceiling. On Wednesday, the weakening of the military is the issue -- we cannot stand by and watch Iran, Russia, and Syria take over. North Korea is a threat. Yemen harbors terrorists. And so on. Come Thursday, we are talking about deficits and entitlements spiraling out of control. Every Friday, we talk about the war on marriage, or Christmas, or tradition -- THEY are ruining OUR country and WE must take it back (to the days of slavery?). Saturday is a slow day, so maybe Black Liberation theology or the birther issue takes center stage because these days are not newsworthy and the bottom dwellers (like Donald Trump (job creator for celebrities), Orly Taitz (queen of the birth certificate), Joe Arpaio (Mexican loving sheriff, Michelle Malkin, Christine (I am not a witch) O'Donnell and Sarah Palin (How's that hopey changey thing workin' out for ya?) take the bait. On Sunday mornings, all those who hate Obama are center stage on TV explaining and denying all the torrid criticism they cast a few weeks ago in Mitt Romney's direction, hoping and knowing that most voters cannot locate themselves in a mirror.

At worst, it is a simple assault on the middle class and poor -- common theft.

Citizens United

Rich people have too much time on their hands. They defend themselves, like Ann Romney whose job is raising children, though everyone suspects she has had a bit of help. Still, given the earth-shaking election about to shape the country, rich people are busy throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into the fray, hoping to influence the outcome, hoping to become richer, hoping to become stronger, hoping to become more powerful, hoping that all this is seductive and that people will flock toward such rich people and worship them. How selfish! How pathetic. How sad it is to fail to consider the good that one could do with just a smidgen of compassion.

Mitt the Player

The way Mitt Romney talks to the American people reminds me of the same way young fellows talk to their girlfriends when they are 17 and trying to cheat on them. They will say anything, make up anything, and hope that the girl likes them enough not to check. There is a stunning disconnection between what comes from his mouth and what is true.

The truth is that much of what Mitt says is a lie, but what the hell, right? Perhaps Mitt Romney doesn’t understand, having married so early; he has never courted anyone since he was a teenager. He still finds himself at some awkward, desperate stage, imagining he can just wink at them and play loose with facts.

If the American voters are as naïve and gullible as teenaged girls, Mitt might win. Then what?