Questions, I've Got Questions.

If Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, then how can you keep those who are currently in the system receiving benefits if you allow the younger folks who are in it to opt out of paying into the system?

If political polls are so unreliable this far away from any actual voting, why do we keep talking about them as if they actually meant anything?

If politicians continue to parrot talking points instead of answering questions, why do journalists keep asking questions?

Since the days of Lee Atwater when attack politics made the phrase "blood sport" seem like a polite way of doing things we've lost all semblance of the masquerade that always was politics. Do we dislike intellectual honesty so much?

Why should we assume that anyone running for political office these days is actually intelligent enough or emotionally stable enough to do the job, given that we've now created a system that rewards character assassination, lack of integrity, and a celebration of the ignorant?

So, given that un-employing people is good for profits and thus for shareholders, why are we pretending like we want to create more jobs?

Following the line of reasoning that we shouldn't have a government social safety net but should instead rely on our neighbors or churches, why aren't folks who espouse that viewpoint asked how much they tithe or donate to charity?

Poor Mitt Romney is taking heat for saying corporations are people. The Supreme Court already said that when it came to political donations. So, if corporations and people are equal why can't individuals (not those who are smart enough to incorporate) take advantage of the tax laws to evade paying taxes legally in the same way corporations do?

Take to the streets? Ha. There was a protest on Wall St against greed supposedly. Why did it happen on a weekend when most don't work on Wall St?

If businesses can make money on selling fictitious products, why should companies invest in making anything real?

If ignorance is bliss, given the state of what seems like our collective intellectual capacity, shouldn't we all be pretty damned happy?