“Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand.”

Such as, by world bankers! ! !

Yes Mike, the foremost of which being the Rothschilds. Who "owns" the Fed?

The Rothschilds were driven from Germany and pushed out of France. Now it's our turn.

Cal, actually the Rothschild's (nee: Bauer's) fled Munich with a stolen fortune and escaped to London from where they began their dynasty of corruption. - http://hubpages.com/hub/Mayer_Amschel_Bauer - there are a few sites explaining the circumstances.

Obama is simply a willing pawn.

Oh yes - if only you could see today the results of your statement - when you have a government that no longer governs and whose puppeteers (corporate America) have control over the military and the media it becomes dangerously close to you know what... let's hope I'm wrong .

The names of the truly powerful are never known by the common folk. Well, sometimes they are: George Soros.

Those who can create billions of dollars out of thin air control the governors...

Old lending houses, as with new money, are made up of individual families. The Older lending houses and their families also deal with conscience. Regardless of the monetary system used. It is the survival of families they guard. It is not a hidden hand but families less spoken of.