Emergency Exit America?

Hmm this WSJ article has given me an idea about what is currently happening in the US.

Mr. Hart said the 2010 contest is being pulled by the sentiment associated with the JetBlue flight attendant who fled his plane via the emergency chute after an altercation with a passenger. Calling it the "JetBlue election," Mr. Hart said: "Everyone's hurling invective and they're all taking the emergency exit."

I think the flight attendant that cussed out the customers and took the emergency chute (and the positive reception his actions have gained) is indicative of things that are happening now. It first happened with the Tea Parties last year where they got to vent directly to the Congress. Then you had the Congress simply ignore them and pass Obamacare anyway.

People are just tired of the government, business, and whomever not listening to them. In this case an unruly passenger was rude and obnoxious and did not listen to this flight attendant. That passenger might represent all of the people that are not listening and just do whatever they want.

So you can replace that passenger with the White House that bulldozes things like Obamacare through even though 60% of people don't want it. This passenger also represents Congress who not only doesn't listen but has open disdain for the common man as well. This passenger also represents big business who would rather hoard billions then hire people. They are hoarding because the White House and Congress are creating uncertainty and they want to wait and see what the landscape will be. It doesn't matter what the reason is because it is still making people angry.

So with uncertainty and the feeling that those who are in charge seem to be incompetent and you have the Emergency Exit America. People just want to forget all about the White House, Financial "reform," Obamacare, and the failed stimulus. This is already manifesting itself in the drop in productivity, Obama's abysmal approval numbers, and drop in consumer confidence that we have seen recently. People just want to hunker down grab a few beers and jump down the emergency chute out of everything.