US elections

[edwest]

I was disappointed by the outcome. Senator Obama is an excellent speaker and highly educated, but each President-Elect enters office in the face of an entrenched bureaucracy. On top of that, the number of lobbyists for special interests has grown in the United States. The rich are indeed getting richer. One comedian made the following observation about billionaires: "To all you billionaires going for your next billion. What are you going to do with it? Start your own space program?" Apparently, as opposed to living in comfort and excess, too much is never enough. (Old MTV slogan.)

Then the financial experts on Wall Street came up with a scheme that ended up looting the United States Treasury and citizens' retirement accounts. I suspect there are a few individuals packing boxes full of money in Washington, D.C. right now; probably to end up in some Presidential Library in temporary storage.

Senator Obama has youth but little practical experience. I sincerely hope that he does not yield too easily to the veteran power politicians, and makes sound judgements for the country and in foreign policy.



Regards,
Ed