Reply #111: It's your privilege.

[Joe Chi Minh]

The big guys, who always keep a low profile, understand now that even their patsy, who had not the least fear or understanding of the latent power in the democratic checks and balances already in place in the US, has been unable to set up an omnipotent fascist Government. And indeed the financial beneficiaries of his corporatism are, for the most part, narrowly restricted to big oil and defence. The latter more so even than usual.

They must, furthermore, see that the outrageously fraudulent elections are the ultimate source from which all the other scandals have ensued, so their options are limited. But what they must do is have a puppet who at least presents a patina of partisan "political" leadership, as opposed to a partisan railroad. At least a simulacrum, a modicum of political respectability, both at home and abroad. Elections are going to mean something again one day. Probably much sooner than later.