In one of the “MegaTrends” books and in a 10?? years old Harvard Business Review article, the above describes exactly where U.S. businesses want to be. Each described a business world where primary cost outlay was maintaining a corporate headquarters presence and all other “assets” were available for use on-demand.

1) He's too weak to keep us safe on US Soil.

2) He's “dithering” on whether or not to send troops to Afghanistan to keep us safe.

Then you have a series of leaks saying “Obama's going to send X amount of troops to Afghanistan” and the WH denies it.

Now you have this froot loop shooting up Fort Hood, who was supposed to be under surveillance and the wingnuts are screaming that this was on Obama's watch blah blah he didn't keep us safe blah blah it's his fault yada yada.

So I expect in the next week one of the Darth Cheneys to pop up on TV screaming that Obama didn't keep us safe and suggesting he needs to be removed.

This screams “set up” from the inside.

I watched the ceremonies and listened to all the speeches and was choked up many times.

The “good jobs” are reserved for the elites.

The scrap menial jobs are reserved for everyone else.

If companies can keep shipping “good jobs” overseas and pay Balki in India $6000 to be a programmer instead of paying Mike in America $60K they will do it.

“Good jobs” ain't coming back. I wouldn't be surprised if full time work goes away and companies just get a series of part time workers to avoid having to pay benefits. I think we all need to get ourselves some hustles going on for 2010.