Monday, December 14, 2015

Eye Strain

I got a major dose of eye strain this weekend by reading "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis.  I had been meaning to read it for some time, but with the movie coming out I thought it might fill out the characters a little better.  We will see the movie next week while everyone else is viewing "Star Wars".

The one thing I learned from this book, and it is frightening, is that seemingly intelligent people can wander into disaster by not fully understanding that  the actions they take guarantee the disaster.  And that got me to thinking about Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and the rest of those GOP Presidential candidates.  We could actually end up electing one of these very dangerous men whose only view of reality and the world is their own ego and fundamentalism.

Our regular group, known as the 'gang of eight' had dinner last night here in our home.  Three hours of political discussion and then we all gave up and wandered into a discussion of what makes a battery work and what is inside it.  That might be profound, but I don't know exactly how.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jim, look at the positive side. If the GOP nominates Cruz or Trump I think it will be easier for Hillary to be pres. Moderates will move in her direction.

Anonymous said...

Apropos of
"We could actually end up electing one of these very dangerous men whose only view of reality and the world is their own ego and fundamentalism."

Take a gander at Roger Cohen's commentary this morning (Dec 15) in the NYT Times:
https://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/category/cohen/
"...The Weimar Republic ended with a clown’s ascent to power,..."

We may laugh at Trump and the others' outrageousness, but they pose a real threat. Too many voters in America are united in their fears. Democrats must recognize and address the fears.