Then one put on a magicians outfit, and poured some liquid in a bowl, which was bluish green, they shook it, and it was magically clear.
I woke up fully convinced this was a good idea, and I should share it with them. Then I had a cup of coffee. Coffee is a great thing.
Still, this morning I got to thinking about it: why NOT do things which have never been done?
As men who can credibly claim they might make an actual difference, why not put out a campaign ad together? Not one of them can do a damn thing of the GOP Establishment chooses to gerrymander and play games, giving somebody like Jeb Bush the nomination.
I would submit there are three contests. The first is between the credible Conservatives and the GOP’s history over the past 80 or so years. The second is between them. And the third of course is between them and the Socialist press and their candidate.
And the magic trick, of course, represented symbolically the rhetorical tricks we see in every election, the rabbit from the hat, the massively expanding the national health insurance system while cutting the budget. OOH’s and AAH’s all around. Then amnesia.
It is true one sometimes must drink from the River Lethe to avoid nausea. Most, though, do it because they are like little children being led through a maze, and will go wherever they are told, and believe what they are told to believe, and forget whatever has not been on their magic Reality Screen in the past week.
And I’m still not completely convinced that something that pushes boundaries could not work wonders to pull in the Jon Stewart generation. They love novelty. They simply hate the work and difficulty of educating themselves and thinking things through. This of course bodes poorly for democracy, but until somebody can figure out a solution, they have to be addressed.
Oh, and I decided to post this, despite my blogging fast, since Rand is announcing today, and my ideas come and go so fast I forget them, and Facebook was not the place for this.