Obamanomics

So far, so good:

Jobs

Stock Market

As goes GM....

My lib friends are already talking about Obama "inheriting the Bush economy", but seriously, after two years of a stellar Pelosi-led Congressional majority - this is where we're at already?

Thanks, 52!

Automatic, Systematic, Charismatic

What then to do about Jesus of Illinois?
Miracle wonderman, hero of fools.

No riots, no army, no fighting, just slogans.

One thing I'll say for him -- Jesus is cool

We dare not leave him to his own devices.
His half-witted fans will get out of control.

But how can we stop him?
His glamour increases
By leaps every moment; he's top of the poll.

Apologies to ALW

Steven Den Beste has a few thoughts on the near future. My thinking is similar if not so pessimistic/optimistic (depending on your POV). I see an upside from this win:

• If an Obama presidency/Democrat majority takes a few scowls off young Black faces.

• If this stops a few more intelligent kids from turning to crime (or the NFL) and instead pursue medicine or science...or politics.
  

• If this example of a Black nuclear family can convince a few fathers to make families and not just babies, reversing long trends. The Huxtables writ large.
  

I do, however, think the Obama camp bought into the notion - their own notion, fueled by the partisan media - that the president is responsible for EVERYTHING. Look at how Bush was blamed for everything the past 6 years, including the weather.

If that was true, they assumed, then if we only had a president like Obama, he could FIX everything by himself.

Probably not, so perhaps we won't see the worst of his policies come to fruition - at least right away.

American Idol

Being in the music biz, shows like American Idol infuriate those of us who grew up believing that "paying your dues" , actual talent and a bit of luck was the right plan for success. You had to be able to actually sing or play your instrument at a professional level, play a lot of gigs - learning your trade in front of disinterested audiences - and meet the right people in order to impress them enough for them to bank their reputation on yours.

But that's not the new model. Now you just have to look good, over-sing with too much vibrato and faux soul, and belt it out as loudly as you can. From bedroom wanna-be to "idol" by winning a game show. First prize: fame, a record deal, a tour. Handed to people who have never done a real gig in their lives.

Life imitates Art yet again....and so......

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you...President Barack Obama.

Has he got the goods, will he attempt to be my president, too? We shall see.