I believe Bill Clinton said something about this midterm election resulting in the people voting for something they don't even want. I get what he's saying--that they are misinformed and mad, therefore taking out anger they should have against corporations on the government (and in effect giving Wall street and the corporations more power). The sad thing is, can anyone (especially the average voter) pinpoint what is this "thing" they feel so angry about?? I have heard so many different answers: Wall street, Federal Health Care, Government bailouts (this one is funny--people are mad that the economy didn't collapse), Taxes (another funny one, the rich got the poor to fight this one for them) and lastly in Alaska- they just call it "overreaching Federal Government", something to the effect that they are coming for your guns of course. Yet, ask any serious pundit (like not on Fox news) and they will tell you how much more complex and global our economic issues are-that almost none of it can be easily manipulated by our government in a short period of time. There is no fast fix and there is no easy blame...
But what is a fast fix is Sarah Palin. The queen of reckless finger pointing, as she too can't grasp complex problems and breaks them down into bite size candies. She has proven herself awesome at getting uneducated people to take on the causes of the rich and powerful. Calling it populism to tax the rich less--it's like an alternate reality. So my hat goes off to Lisa Murkowski the loudly anti-Palin republican. (not that Lisa isn't a corporate shill , but at least she isn't nuts). Did anyone notice how the Alaska senate race did make a clear point--that in Alaska, we are fed up with the quitting, sniveling ex-half governor. That's really what Murkowski voters are saying. Now why can't the rest of the country at least agree on this?
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