Obama Fiddling While the World Burns ...

Nuclear crisis in Japan, political crisis in Lybia, economic crisis at home ... 

Question:  Where is Obama?

Answer: Fiddling with NCAA basketball picks and attending fund-raising dinners.

In this NY Post article, John Podhoretz calls him "Obama the Invisible".

"It is not merely that he isn't rising to the challenge. He is avoiding the challenge."

Bill Whittle: The End of the Beginning

In his 'Afterburner' piece, Bill Whittle examines the three great waves of human civilization.  He also discusses how political structures necessarily evolve to reflect the economic system of the times.