Palin-tology

Why Palin? Because Angelina won't run.
All of the anxious prophesies of analysts, economists and Tocqueville are coming true: democracies destroy themselves with selfishness, stupidity and demagoguery. But mostly selfishness as citizens and special interests use the democratic system to protect or better themselves. This is personified in the finance /banking industry where the direction and aims of a few in power no longer parallel the aims of the country but are actually counter to them. And Obama is the worst because he knows the truth. He was elected with the hope he would bring fundamental change to the system and, rather than trying to reconstruct the economy for its long term betterment, he chose instead to fill political obligations, reward backers and allow the decline of the economy to continue apace because, in his heart (I think), he believes it deserves it. At a time in history where he could have been a significant leader, even a revolutionary one, he brought in the same economic leadership from the same system that needed reformed. Then he began--or, better, deferred to the Congress to begin--a reconstruction of the health care system to what end I have no ideas nor have I heard anyone explain. One thing about it is certain: It will be hugely expensive, expensive to an economy that even now borrows to pay its bills.
On this collapsing stage where pompous politicians posture and their entertainment handmaidens review, Palin is seen as unworthy, unqualified, uneducated and offensively ambitious as if the incompetent actors over the last years are not. The truth of Palin is that she - like Angelina (my choice for Ambassador to the U.N.), Serena Williams (my choice for Secretary of Defense) and Danika Patrick (who sounds too dumb to do anything but should be able to be Secretary of Transportation)-is an accomplished woman in her chosen sphere, has a certain amount of animal magnetism and couldn't possibly be worse.