Sub-Prime Intellects

Funny, in all this running to Washington to solve the monetary crisis, I haven't heard McCain insist that Sarah Palin be in on the negotiations.  Why, John, you're trying to sell her as the most qualified individual to be second-in-command of the free world. Don't you think her input would prove invaluable?  In fact, here's an idea: Let's let Sarah in a room with a bunch of books and newspapers, a pen and paper, and after 8 hours or so (with a break for mooseburgers, of course) we'll see what kind of plan she comes up with.  And just to make it fair, we'll put Joe Biden in another room for the same amount of time and see what he comes up with.  Then, John,  YOU can pitch her plan to Congress and Obama can pitch Biden's.  Instead of the debate you want to duck anyway. Sound good to you John?

The real crisis is that of the sub-prime intellects that have governed this country and are asking to stay in power.  Even the ostensibly smart ones are below par in the life experience department. Poulsen worked for Goldman-Sachs for 30 years. He thinks an ideal America is whatever America he's looking at from the back seat of a limousine on the way to  the Hamptons. The only reason this is a crisis to Wall Street is because THEIR kind of prosperity is threatened.  I didn't see Bush call an emergency summit when millions of homes were on their way to foreclosure. Hell, been to emergency room lately? Howabout an emergency summit on emergency room waits?

I know, I should be in a better mood, and rest assured, the flailing about, implosion even, of the McCain campaign (see the Letterman diatribe on You Tube) has provided me with immense frisson of shadenfreude. But an entire box-worth of styrofoam packing pellets was dumped on my corner, and despite all my efforts, the street looks like shit.  I try to take this personally, but sometimes it feels like a big Fuck You, Trashwhisperer.  

I gotta get some writing down before I go get my foot lasered.  I'm up to page 87!

MCO 2008