Spending Spree to Begin in Earnest

As over $60 million dollars are thrown around to try to keep right-wing darling Scott Walker in the Wisconsin Governor's seat (Daily Caller), news emerges today that a coterie of conservatives are planning on raising $1 billion to unseat Obama and put another CEO president in the hot seat (AmericaBlog). Karl Rove, the Koch Brothers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hope to reach the billion dollar mark in working to give Romney the presidency and Republicans both houses of Congress, thus sealing the fate of the American economy and democracy for the foreseeable future. 

And their goal? The usual call for lower taxes for the wealthy and corporations, less government oversight and regulation, steady military spending and the dismantling of the last bastions of the dying Welfare State. While the U.S. and Europe remain mired in an increasingly dire financial crisis that is being felt acutely by both the poor and working class and young college graduates, one wonders if we are on the verge of a fascist renaissance. That seems the only final solution if conservative forces continue to forge victories, cutting taxes and services while only paying lip service to reviving the economy for the other 99%. The plan would be insane if it didn't fit into the revised social darwinist world view of winning at any cost. The very future of the globe hangs in the balance and one wonders if the people can withstand the power of money to skew their perspective. European populations are waking up but it remains to be seen if Americans will follow suit. The clock is certainly ticking though ...