Senator Hagel for President?

I think a run by Senator Hagel as an Independent from the heartland of America could be really, really good for we the people ... maybe shake things up a bit.

First some basics ...

The ruling power elite in our nation is made up of three main nodules ... and the current political struggles (since Truman?) are really about which nodule's power center is going to control the power of the federal government ... in a macro sense. (Don't ya just LUV those words like "macro"? I could just as well used, "generally speaking" ... but I didn't.)

There's international finance with the Clintons and the Rockefellers as their iconic politicos on one end ... and big oil with the Bushs et al on the other ... and smack dab in the center are the pharmaceuticals, insurance, automotive, and other.

The international finance group GAVE away our economic base under Clinton trying to get control of all the money in the world ... then big oil joined forces with the neocons (with like interests in controlling the Middle East) to capture the political enthusiasm of the Christian Right leading us to where we are now with the big oil group + neocons + Christian Right squandering our world leadership in Iraq trying to hang onto the oil ...

The future can clearly be seen: The Decline and Fall of the Great American Economy and Its World Leadership Status ... (Kevin Phillips will shorten the title when he writes the book.)

Right now we seem to be hanging onto the idea that we gotta be the leader ... 'cuz why? ... 'cuz we still have the most nukes ... and that means God is on our side, right?

But when it all comes crashing down ... whenever China no longer needs our markets to REALLY get control of both the money and the oil 'cuz it is investing in its people ... our power elite will blame it on us, the people.

(And you know, in a way, the power elite will be right?)

So I think a run by Senator Hagel to help shake this all up BEFORE hand, would be a good thing ... don't you think?