Yeah, they probably would do a better job than Congress, Bobert. ;-) But it ain't gonna happen. Nothing any of us recommends on this forum is gonna happen, cos we aren't the people who call the shots. We're just talking here because it helps us let off steam, clarify our own thoughts to ourselves and others, deal with the frustration to some extent, etc. And because we like to talk.

What if someone had asked Marlene Dietrich for a solution to what was happening in Germany in the late 30's? You think she could have provided one? Her personal solution was...get the hell out of Germany while there was still time. And that's what she did.

I think Obama is going to win this coming election pretty handily (and I think Romney would be a bit worse as president than Obama, though that's mere speculation, but it gives me little comfort either way). I also think there's going to be further war...a possible intervention into Syria and far worse than that, a war with Iran. And after that? A larger conflict, quite possibly involving Russia and China and many other nations, because they are going to reach that point where they finally say "No farther!" to American empire expansion. And I expect another financial meltdown even worse than the one we saw in 2008. And God knows what else after that. Maybe another damn false flag attack that makes even 911 look like small change. Anything is possible with the people who are manipulating events in the USA these days.

Marlene Dietrich was able to escape to the USA back in the 30's, because the world wasn't quite so small then as it is now. But where would a person escape to now? South America, maybe? New Zealand? Anyway, Marlene Dietrich was a famous actress with quite a lot of money. Such people can "escape" more easily than most of us can. They have more available options.