[blueunicorn6]

Con games are run to make a lot of easy money in a short time. Running the Con is fun, but the purpose is to make lots of easy money in a quick manner.
Shills are important to a good Con. They distract the victim(s). They make the victim/Mark feel more secure and willing to participate in the Con. The Shill is there to participate in the Con to enjoy the fruits of the Con.....the money. If the Shill starts to believe that he/she isn’t able to enjoy the fruits of the Con, then the Shill grows restless and frustrated.
Obama is a Shill. He’s ready to stop being a Shill. He wants to enjoy some of the money from the Con. The problem is that his boss, the Grifter, isn’t ready to stop. The Grifter controls the Shill by sharing the money from the Con, but also by threatening to turn the Shill in to the authorities.
The Big Con is winding down. We won’t find out how much has been stolen until the con men have left. Obama, a Shill, is just anxious to make sure he gets his share.

[TomGuy]

The Big Con is winding down. We won’t find out how much has been stolen until the con men have left.

I am less concerned about how much they have lined their pockets with -- both major parties take turns doing that.

My concern is the policy damage that has been done. We are still being subjected to the intended and unintended consequences of the Carter foreign policies. We will be subjected to the intended and unintended consequences of the Obama foreign policies (and domestic policies) for decades.

Obama may be out fundraising and golfing much of the time, but his CZARs are systematically working toward fundamentally changing of America.

[upchuck]

Interesting approach. Who do you see as the Grifter?