The Iowa Democratic primary and CVN-78 Gerald Ford- my parallels

[nitpicker]

1. Invent new processes.

2. Introduce the latest whiz-bang technology ideas.

3. Be disappointed when results aren't produced on time.

At least the primary retained paper records to start falling back on.

And I presume grease pencils (or their equivalent) are useable on the Ford too.

[FreepFryer]

1. The Bullshit Economy is upon us

“The Iowa disaster is a sign that our economic structures are breaking down, that private enterprise has become a shell game, where who you know matters more than what you can do. The bullshit economy has bled over into politics, with the perfect president but also the perfect amount of grifting and consultant corruption and unbridled tech optimism. This has long been part of politics—anything with that much money sloshing around will invite a little corruption—but the combination of political grift, the ardor for public-private partnerships, and the triumph of ambition over talent has created a fetid stew.

The voters have a rare choice in 2020 to put clamps on the bullshit economy, to end the froth in our financial markets, to put the needs of the people ahead of inflated stock returns and boasts about revolutionizing rental housing or food delivery or juice machines. We don’t have to live in the bullshit economy. We can reject it. Or, we can wait for the app to work and find out who our leaders will be.“

https://prospect.org/politics/bullshit-economy-iowa-caucus-disaster/

[Dennis Donovan]

2. ...and both the caucus and aircraft carrier are obsolete in 2020.