Obama or Romney? Makes no difference

I remember shortly before the US presidential election when Obama got elected president. I was having a second round of physiotherapy for a ruptured achilles tendon (two years earlier). My physiotherapist seemed quite exited at the prospect of a African American US president being elected. So exited in fact, he intended to stay up and watch it.When I enquired as to why he should be so exited, given the fact that the presidents skin colour would make no difference to the running of the american establishment and so be of little use to the average american, he was unable to explain. Yet still he maintained a high degree of excitement at the looming historical event.I wonder if he is still as exited now?

The main reason that it makes no difference is that politicians and governments do not, and cannot, control the way the capitalist economy works. They have to navigate by sight in the face of what the capitalist economy throws up and so can do no more than react to how the economy moves. This quite apart from the fact that their remit to govern in the overall interest of the capitalist class. In fact, far from them controlling the way capitalism works, it's the other way round. That's why Obama failed to honour his promises. Listening to the extracts from Romney's speeches reported over here, he seems to be making extravagant promises claiming that he personally can turn the American capitalist economy round and create millions of new jobs. I don't whether he is dishonest or stupid. Probably both, not that it makes any difference as not even a saint could control capitalism or make it work in the interest of all. Come to think of it, he  thinks he is a saint, even if a Latter Day one.

"America has already lost Tuesday's Election"http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/commentary-total-capitalism-and-the-downfall-of-america-a-865437.html

http://willyloman.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/2004-george-w-bush-beats-barack-obamas-2012-numbers-mandate/Willy Loman, aka Scott Creighton posts some interesting stuff, style a bit 'in your face' but over time he's proved to be pretty accurate in his forecasts/opinions. Today's post, above, reveals the numbers, low turn-out (Obama actually got approx 25% of possible vote – less than G W Bush in 2004), comparisons with previous elections etc. One thing he does point to is the obvious apathy/disinterest/turn-off of voters in general. They know they're being screwed right, left and centre – and don't know what they can do about it.Evil is evil, there's no 'lesser' about it!