Trump Triumphs
The American people seem to think its system of government is silly -- and perhaps for good reason. More and more our democracy has become the domain of deluded aristocrats and wise-cracking entertainers. The legislative blind alley that the GOP used over the years to block the program of the Obama presidency has proven to voters that in politics, if you try hard enough and long enough, nothing will get done. The rise to public awareness of billionaire buffoon Donald Trump is a joke to some and an outrage to many, but it has grabbed hold of media opinion shapers weary of terrorist stories, gristly mall shootings and hate crime statistics. Moreover, the acendancy of the silly sultan with the string of blond wives and the odd-duck weave, has demonstrated something even more important: it is reminding the country of the degree to which we cherish our fantasies. The appearance of "The Donald" as a well-heeled carnival barker is not unknown to the three-ring circus we call ou