General

[spymongoose]

^^^ good call blackrain.

the worst part is that nothing will actually get done. falling behind on campaign promises is nothing new, but honestly the only change we will see is a repeal of roe vs wade and expansion of govt spending.

no universal healthcare, no end to the war, and worse of all the first lady carries the bigotry that this nation has spent 50 years trying to heal. As someone who has served in the military, I take personal offense to Obama's refusal to salute the flag.

God help us all, God save America

[Talfuchre]

Agreed on the campaign speech by McCain. Classy speech.

I am predicting that the sky will now SURELY fall.

Dear God....

The last time we had a Democratic President - MAN was that ****ty.


TF

[Deus Machina]

Bah, we were heading to hell in a handbasket either way. Now we just have to find out what rights we're keeping, what we're losing, and if it accelerates or plateaus.

Concentrate on your state reps, guys. They're what's going to keep us afloat if anything does.

It makes me wish Ron Paul had made it into the race. I'm a moderate, and wouldn't vote for McCain if they had a more 'easy' democrat in right now, but Obama's just run to the left and used the line as a pole vault.

Edit: The elections are cyclical. They generally go for one party until they fark it up, then flip to the other until those guys crap in the books, ad infinitum.

Post-edit: Mongoose is right; nothing's improving. At best, the economy plateaus. But it will be impossible to pull out of the sandbox within four years, and there's just no way to implement universal healthcare (which I think would be good, if done right) in the next four or eight years, and twice that at least until it's stable.

And those of us in Florida or California will likely never have acceptable healthcare, considering the people that would take advantage of the plan the way it's roughly planned right now.

[RatFink]

I think I'm going to be sick.

[Christian Nelson]

Well now, no political talk, at least not til the lefty's can gloat..

[Meph]

Originally Posted by blackrain

Here's my prediction:
I'll probably loose my job now. It will more than likely be handed over to a contractor who really doesn't care what he is doing.
The troops will not come home within the next 4 yrs.
We will fall into a deeper debt.
Our gun ownership rights will be stripped.
Unemployment will be at it's highest ever.
Our flag will probably change,since our newly elected President will not even salute it.

I'm glad the Democrats picked their winner. Don't start bitching when it all goes wrong and gets worse.
Later,
Blackrain

I agree with bits, I highly doubt that our troops are coming home tomorrow, or even 12 months from now. Though I could see a shift of troop levels from Iraq to Afghanistan. But definitely not getting out 100%.

Our national debt is beyond repair or repayment, and even if we get a surplus we still can't 100% pay back the Fed. Rsrv. So might as well melt the plastic on the credit card and enjoy the sweet big screen TV!

That flag comment is silly and erroneous hate mongering. It's not changing.

[Meph]

Originally Posted by Talfuchre

The last time we had a Democratic President - MAN was that ****ty.

Compared to our last Republican president?

[DarkNinja]

So hows Australia these days?

[therealjt]

damnit its official...or so the internet has told me
mccain condeded? am i correct on what i read?

jt

[spymongoose]

On the flip side, there are some positive points.

with the economy in the can, we can probably expect aggletts to throw less paint at us.

I was a bit on the worried side about McCain recalling me to active duty (inactive reserve) and I was worried about my fellow sailors, soldiers, and reservists getting shafted more than they already have. While they might not get home anytime soon, extended tours will probably not be as bad as they have been. Pulling out of a country is more dangerous than going in (see Vietnam), and that worries me.