The so-called Congressional black caucus is one of the biggest frauds in America, as practically all of its members, with maybe a handful of exceptions, are corporate shills that do the bidding of corporations, interventionists and internationalists. These are the same congresspersons that are some of the biggest promoters of globalism that takes away jobs and opportunities from citizens, and dramatically drives up housing costs for ordinary citizens. But they're not worried, because their extravagant congressional salaries and perks, along with the incumbency election racket, protects them from such economic jolts as fierce competition for jobs from non-citizens and thousand dollar-a-month rents. If every last one of them were defeated in the November election, the Americans that this caucus identifies with would be hard put to notice the difference. [Originally posted on "Commoner" under the title "One Sad Sham;" updated and revised on 9/18/16.]
For a president who once said the U.S. shouldn't get in dumb wars, it's insane for Obama to engage in saber rattling over the international controversy involving a motion picture company, although he does seem to have walked it back some according to recent news reports. Why did the motion picture company make the particular stupid movie that started the controversy in the first place, thereby provoking a nation with nuclear weapons? Why is Obama defending a company whose executives insulted him because of his race behind closed doors, and probably insults a host of other people of African descent? It's not even clear who started the cyber attacks on this company, and besides, this motion picture company, that's not even an American company, should have to stew in their own problems and messes, which appear to have been created by their own arrogance. The government shouldn't get involved in this matter at all other than if there were or are cr