After squandering over $35 million of his own hard-earned bucks, Mitt Romney has had to face a shocking reality. Good looks and money can't buy you love. The slick, plastic optimist simply did not connect with Republicans in these difficult times, while the straight, non-flipping and war-seasoned McCain has won the hearts of moderates and some independents. And what to make of the born agains and gay bashers. They seem to be in a perpetual disarray with no George Bush to assuage their fears. Hopefully all of these events will speed a Democratic victory in November. Whether Hillary or Obama or both, the current regime will be gone. But will their legacy completely destroy any hopes of recovery? Let us hope not.
Have you noticed that three of the best films from 2007 have psychopaths as main or important characters? And we are not talking about SAW III. Sweeney Todd is hell-bent on revenge, Daniel in THERE MUST BE BLOOD is hell-bent on being the number one oil baron, and the Javier Barden killer in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is simply hell-bent on anything that moves. The latter seems a more realistic incarnation of the Mad Dog From Hell in the Coen Brothers' classic RAISING ARIZONA. But these days the farcial highjinks of their earlier films are gone. People aren't laughing at many or any movies now.
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That's a very good point--and I noticed that I didn't really want to see any of the "best movies" going right now because they're all so scary. Except Juno, which is cute, but also scary, I suppose, in a different way.
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