If it wasn’t so frightening, it could be highly entertaining to sit back and watch the collapse of the American economy. The current financial crisis, coupled with the destruction of our national reputation over the past 7 years, has all but guaranteed the end of Pax Americana. The world is about to enter a period of uncertainty and global unrest not encountered since the decent of the British Empire. Burly China, Paranoid Russia and Over-Populated India are about to emerge onto the global horizon as superpowers who can stand toe-to-toe with a struggling United States in the battle for global ideological dominance. 
Step back with me for a second, and look at the United States from a different perspective. Think of the United States government as a corporation, its Executive just a CEO, Bernanke just the CFO, and Congress a collection of Vice Presidents. If a major corporation found itself in the predicament that the US government is in now, what would that corporation’s shareholders demand? I’m thinking they would demand a reckoning – heads on a platter, all the paperwork and books thrown wide open, and reviews of the performance and actions of every single officer.
Why should the American People settle for less? In fact, why are fully half of them settling for less? The McCain campaign should find itself ruined by the current upheaval. McCain and his current advisers are virtually the architects of this current financial crisis. His economic and foreign policy are virtually identical to that of the current administration. Instead of examining his platform, and making the appropriate changes, apologies and reconciliations, the McCain team is trying to cast doubt on the only alternative platform offered. As Barack Obama said of the recent debate, “John McCain had a lot to say about me, but he had nothing to say about you.”
So, America, who are you going to side with? The guy who has nothing to say about us, or the guy whose platform rests on asking us to believe in our own ability to bring about change?