The political situation in Iceland, now that autumn will soon be upon us, can best be described as a sort of a limbo. We've had two very dramatic years, starting with a currency crisis and the collapse of the financial system. For a moment, in early 2009, during the so-called Pots and Pans Revolution, things seemed quite clear - the government that has presided over the fall was toppled, the governors of the Central Bank were forced to leave in disgrace, people in general were very engaged in politics, there was a sort of awakening, there was talk of a New Iceland. But now everything seems to be terribly muddled.

Spontaneous peasant uprisings tend to get muddled after the first victory due to the lack of political skills among the leaders and a inchoate political agenda other than "throw the bums out."  Getting rid of the local nobility is relatively easy; fixing the problem(s) is much harder.