http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHle_turjes
In social critic Chris Hedges’ eyes, one of the only exceptional things about the United States is its incredible ability to delude itself with superficial grandeur.
After looking at a study done by UC Berkeley, the answer is a resounding yes. Shocking, yes; politicians are out of step with their own constituents.
Along with shag carpet, the thought that black people being able to vote is akin to a racial entitlement is something that should have died in the 70s. Alas the tacky flooring is still in basements around the country. And we still have Antonin Scalia in the Supreme Court.
Unfortunately, “Oppa Dodd-Frank Act Style” doesn’t have the same ring as the brain cell-depleting “classic”.
The Dow Jones closed really effing high the other day! So did the S&P! Things are great, right? Wrong. Life in the green for a select few doesn’t exactly carry over for the rest of us. But then again, it was never meant to.
