As entropy inexorably increases, so too government. Hence our inevitable, inexorable slide towards more and more socialism. Seems that only divine intervention could reverse either of those inevitabilities.

Be that as it may, as best I can tell, Obama won primarily b/c so many among the most influential and wealthy and their media wanted Obama, and that influence convinced enough voters to vote Obama. As usual, follow the money.

Hollywood/Beverly Hills billionaire businessman David Geffen is something of an example----noting recently that he thought Obama was a” remarkable guy," he said regarding Obama’s speech at the 2004 DNC, "After I heard him give that speech, I called him up and said, ’You’re going to run for president and I’m going to support you.’"

Although Geffen was originally a big supporter of the Clintons (you remember the Clintons?), he, and apparently others, decided Hillary was not someone they wanted and/or that could win, saying publicly of Obama in 2007 that “Obama is inspirational, and he’s not from the Bush royal family or the Clinton royal family." I’m sure there were many others of Geffen’s POV, influence, and wealth that saw things similarly.

And of course the record $650 million raised by the Obama campaign from God knows where, and his renege on his promise to use public financing didn’t hurt either. Not to mention the economy/subprime mess perpetrated (by my reckoning) mostly by the Dems and their politics, but that the Republicans managed to get mostly blamed for.

Although I thought McCain was clearly the better man with far more experience and far better judgment, since America’s most influential and wealthy seem to think otherwise and that Obama is a remarkable and inspirational guy, maybe he won’t be as big a disaster as I feared . . . at least that’s what I’m telling myself for now.