- People thought things would get better with 0 elected president.
- People are angry at rampant corruption.
- Failure is someone else's fault.
- In the end, it just doesn't work out -- some sinister, unseen force is to blame for impeding progress.
- No one wants to take responsibility.
- There would be less unemployment if someone would just _____ (fill in the blank).
- Bureaucrats wield their power truculently, and have no really helpful answers -- they won't move you forward, but they sure as he11 can hold you back.
. . . Is the journalist absolutely certain he didn't just loop back and land in D.C.?
Man.....you NAILED it!!