Hugo Doesn't Know the Devil

This item here convinces me that Hugo knows nothing important.

I’m absolutely sure that no world leader, past or present, is the devil, not even Hitler. The devil almost always stays behind the scenes. After Hugo’s dumb remarks, I know that the devil is not behind him, because he’s just not smart enough for her. Saddam wasn’t too bright either, and besides, he never trusted anyone. Neither did Stalin.

Mahmoud the A is very, very smart, so she may be in Iran.
We have a lot of very smart guys over here, and I’m not the only one who wonders what makes them do some of the things they do. But I do know that lots of things attributed to the devil are just everyday human failings.

This is what I think I know about the Devil:
In the good old days, my favorite National Socialist was Maggie Goebbels. She was the True Believer, right behind Adolf’s pal Joey – the perfect spot for her. She thought that Adolf's 1939 adventure was premature, but even with her great influence she couldn't slow the boy down. So now Adolf is long gone, never to return, incinerated by the Checks and Balances Team. We got help, of course, when the Second Worst Man in the World was dumb enough to annoy the First – Uncle Joe (Maggie really threw up her hands at that one).

Interesting to speculate what would have happened if Maggie had thought to put Napoleon on Adolf’s summer reading list. No doubt we would have gotten it done anyway, but Ike would have had to stick to his second greatest job a while longer. Would Uncle Joe have been more or less of a problem? Would Ike have been too burned out to run for the Big Job? Maybe he wouldn’t have started until 1956. For those who remember the Domino Theory, think about that possibility.

Maggie couldn’t convince Adolf to be a realist and have patience, so she had to abandon her front man. She never steps out front herself unless she needs to prevent the minds of her kids from being poisoned by the Checks and Balances Team.

In today’s more complex world, Maggie needs an intermediate strategy. If she already has the right guy picked out, she may try to reproduce 1928 as best she can. If not, she’ll try for 1918 to give her time to select the best man before she starts raising her family again. Remember, she has lots of patience, speaks every language, and is always charming no matter what she looks like.

Regardless, we are still the leader of the Checks and Balances Team, but everyone must know the accounting has gotten a little sloppy lately. The checks aren’t bouncing yet, so we must still have a balance. I wish someone could tell me what it is. A reasonable approximation will do.