Cheaper gas, you got it, environmental protection, here it is, offshore drilling, sure. Whatever you want America, even if it makes no sense whatsoever. Even if it is meaningless and contradictory. You want an energy drink without calories: voila, here it is. You want a diet where you can eat what you want and still lose weight, go right ahead. Nobody is going to say no to you anymore. Least of all the politicians. Give the public what the public wants. Except when it really matters. Panem et circenses.
What do we have elections for? What is there to elect? Who has anything different to offer? We give the public what the public demands, while filling our pockets and fighting "evil." By the time anyone gets to office they are so beholden to special interests that financed their campaigns, that they are no longer free to make any significant decision.
Bill Maher was on Larry King last night. He said something to the effect, people are too dumb to be governed. And he was right. They don't care. They don't think. They don't want politicians who think. They want politicians who spit out tough sounding sound bites. Politicians who appear confident and in charge.
The public are like whiny children holding out their hands. Give me this, give me that, the world be damned. Don't ask me to sacrifice anything. Don't ask me to pay for anything. I want it all for free. Let's protect the environment but only if we have cheap gas, plenty of water for our lawn, and all other things that we can't possible live without.
Welcome to Denver.
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