[credit: Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune]
With the temperatures dropping, and local politicians loosing their patience, the encampments of 99% protesters are perhaps beginning to realize the enormity of their undertaking. Corporate mass media is content to broadcast the near meaningless sound byte line-up ludicrously termed "debates", and report candidate Herman Cain's latest denial of sexual harassment allegations. Pop music has given way to pop politics in America, sandwiched between the scandals seemingly errupting daily in the big business that is major college sports. Money counts most in 21st century America.