The end of democracy?

I have often mused that it is quite possible that Democracy "doesn't scale". What I mean by that is that, democracy might work fine for a smaller country (i.e. Britain), but won't actually work when your population becomes so big and diverse that consensus on major issues cannot be found. This is especially true for large democracies that face tough challenges.

Take today's bailout vote. This whole bill stinks like 3 day old fish and 2nd day houseguests. HOWEVER, we have to do it. The financial system will fail, and if you've never seen this happen, let me tell you a bit firsthand what Argentina looked like in 2003. It was not pretty.

But the Republicans just couldn't bring themselves to do it. At the end of the day, they are more concerned about core principles than actually governing. And after all of John McCain's bullshit hysterics from last week about how he was going to save the day, it was HIS PARTY in the end that doomed the bill.

The markets will tank, badly, worldwide, and the political infighting the rest of this week will be intense. Democracy is failing us in a crisis, and the alternative, a benevolent dictatorship, is a job I've been coveting for years. So, fellow citizens, rise up and make me leader of this great land and I'll personally solve all of our problems by decree, since the US Congress isn't going to do it for us.