Invisible Cities... (Kudlow?)

As in Calvino

If you haven't read it (you poor sad soul), do so ASAP:
http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Cities-Italo-Calvino/dp/0156453800

Much to learn from it about our present malaise - among many things that 'cities' (eg human creations) are mostly, and most importantly, that which we believe (or wish) them to be. The traveller from the desert sees a ship in the distance, whereas the traveller from the sea sees a caravan. But they both see the same city...

Calvino, and his Marco Polo, fully recognize this, but yet are also fully aware of the even more basic human condition - there is an underlying truth in the world that preconceptions cannot belie. Call it a priori knowledge, but tempered by experience and judgement

Thus, we arrive at the sorry spectacle of Larry Kudlow. This particular Marco Polo arrives at every single new city he finds only to announce that "THAT WHICH I HAVE BEHELD BEFORE, AND THAT WHICH FITS ALL I LEARNED IN GRAD SCHOOL, IS FULLY AND ABUNDANTLY PRESENT IN THIS NEW CITY" This despite the fact that stairs in that new city go sideways, or that wells are tapped from the sky, or that time runs backwards

The man is utterly incapable of seeing a new reality, and thus incapable of understanding it. Thus his 'mustard seeds' insanity, his 'this is a great time to buy!' raves , and that Hermes and pinstripes costume

But, and a small nod to the guy, he knows this, in his inner Calvino. Thus his increasingly unhinged rants, which make me sad and angry and sorry for him all at the same time

When Kudlow comes to his senses, perhaps our long national nightmare will be nearing an end.

Just don't count on it any time soon