LH--

Back to the old question. "Immense financial forces control the ongoing agenda."

Except when they don't.

FDR?

Does Walmart control China? Do you think Walmart was happy to see a union in China---(partly through the influence of union officials in the US).? Sure the union in China is an arm of the Communist party and does not negotiate wages and hours officially. But it turns out the union can in fact push for better conditions--and is doing so.

Do you think the "immense financial forces" are just as happy with a Democrat as a Republican as US president? I assure you they aren't. In 2004 virtually all the big monopolists--Big Oil, Walmart, Macroslop (not my favorite firm) all heavily supported Bush. They would not have been just as happy with Kerry.

For 2008, the Democrats have served notice they will raise CAFE standards, have already (with some Republican support) pushed through a minimum wage increase, threaten to renegotiate some trade agreements, and ( with some Republican support)refuse to pillage the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil. Are the immense financial forces fine with this? Not likely.


I read the Wall St Journal almost every day. I'd imagine you'd concede its editorial page is the bible for your "immense financial forces". And I assure you the WSJ editorialists are just about apoplectic with frustration over all the above developments. Not to mention they know they are losing in their desperate attempt to deny man-made global warming.

Your simplistic take on world economics has just as much value as any other simplistic attitude. But no more.