Lots of recent stories how the Pope knew about the child molestation in Wisconsin — knew directly about the matter — and did nothing, except protect the perpetrator. Likewise, the Catholic Church hierarchy in Wisconsin apparently was more concerned about the Church than the children. Has anybody been fired or put in jail as a result of decades of corruption, molestation, and criminal behavior? No.
Wall Street made gigantic risks with $BILLIONS, if not $TRILLIONS and what has happened to the people involved. They still have their jobs and are getting gigantic bonuses. Nobody got fired or fined and the same cast of characters are still doing the same behavior. There is no financial reform and even the bills being debated will do little to prevent another crisis which is surely coming. Just today, it was reported than half of all commercial loans are underwater — owe more than the property is worth.
Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, was complicit in the largest financial disaster in US history and he gets another term. Likewise, Geithner is so in bed with Wall Street but still has his job at Treasury — there were no consequences for his behavior relative to AIG and Goldman Sachs. Michael Steele approved Republican National Committee expenditures for a Bondage Strip club and nothing happens to him. This is just the latest in a long list of missteps — but nothing happens to him. etc. etc.
Daily, there is another story about how a powerful person messes up real bad — to the point of criminal conduct — but nothing happens. When was it ok to not be penalized for screwing up in America? There are no standards for the powerful in America.
America is Doomed.
Money talks, nobody walks!!!! Monied people have always enjoyed priveleges that the rest of us don’t. But it has passed the point of absurdity. There are no longer any laws that apply to the uber rich. The rump roasting Pontiff, slinger of the Papal Bull, can be a Hitlarian Brownshirt, give a shit excuse, become Pope, sweep pedophilia under the rug, and probably recieve more donations than ever because he is “clever” and the faithful want him to survive and flourish. They might throw a few pieces of meat (pun intended) like Father Fudgepacker, Monsegnior Molester, or Reverend Rumproaster to the Civil authorities, butt they will be far, few, and inbetween. I’m just never really sure what they are “inbetween of”, butt I’m sure there is a crack in it.