Pinocchio Paul Ryan

He fibs, he lies, he exaggerates and his nose grows longer and longer but what can you expect from a wooden dummy. You can't see who's pulling the strings but it's probably that arch-enemy of the truth, Karl Rovespierre. Of course he's only a hired hand working for the people who own the tent: casino clown Sheldon Adelson and the shadowy Koch brothers. Lord Acton said that power corrupts and in America that means too much money corrupts. Something comes to mind from the distant past. When famed criminology professor Orlando Wilson was appointed Chicago Chief of Police his main job was to clean up the bribery and corruption. In a meeting a cop asked, “How do we stop corruption?” Wilson said, “Start by paying for your cup of coffee on the beat”. All the money pouring into the political commercials is subject to the two parts of the message: concept and execution. Anyone with money to burn can do the execution but without a real, energizing, thoughtful concept it's just million dollar wallpaper. So, as the great Republican, Sonny Bono, said, “The beat goes on”. We shall see what works on November 6th. When our little wooden boy sings “there are no strings on me”, and falls flat on his face, Jiminey Cricket says, “OK, make a fool of yourself, then maybe you'll listen to your conscience”. After he twirls and spins and the audience claps, Jiminey says, “They like him, he's a success”. Sure, but only in cartoons.