My favorite scapegoat: YOU.
On Thursday, I found myself discussing my Wall St. Journal op-ed on the Fox Business Channel's "Cavuto" program. Guest host Stuart Varney introduced the segment by saying something in his elegant British accent about how "There's lots of finger-pointing going on with the subprime mortgage crisis, but one man is pointing the finger at 'the little guy' -- you and me!" What ensued was an amusing four or five minutes in which I attempted to remind viewers that, in a democracy, the little guy is the boss -- and as such, he shouldn't be expecting the government to bail him out for biting off more than he can chew. When Stuart told me such a view is anathema in this election season, I acknowledged that as a key factor in my deciding not to run for the presidency. 
