The republicans are idiots, no doubt. But democrats in power equally generate a "throw out the bums" movement, especially as the recession continues and people see $trillions in deficits, $trillions more in "stimulus" bills that don't improve their situations, and the democrats' version of the culture of corruption. FWIW, I voted for Ron Paul (write in).
levi johnson claims palin left to pursue lucrative deals: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31846807/ns/politics-more_politics/?GT1=43001
Someone needs to tell Levi to go away. I know there is talk that she's leaving politics for good, but I don't buy it. Palin left so she can pull an Obama. Write a book, make money, get back in the spotlight and win the nomination. This wasn't anything more than a political move so she could run for President. She can't run while being up in Alaska. Well she could, but it'd be difficult. Whether it was a good move or not will remain to be seen. I tend to think her political career is a big joke and that she is unelectable. Americans have short memories for the most part though and it's a what have you done lately type of attitude that we all posses. So maybe that can save her. Palin will run against Newt, Romney, and probably Huckabee. Those seem to be the four favorites. Newt will be bashed because of his hypocrisy. Romney because of his religion and flip-flops. Palin and Huckabee will fight for the base of the republican party which is deeply religious people. Personally if I'm a republican strategist, Romney/Huckabee is the ticket I'd sell. As far as the Obama stuff.... Obama and Regan are very similar in my opinion. I don't mean in terms of political views though. I mean in terms of popularity. Regan took it and ran with it. Right now Obama is stalled at midfield and people don't know what to think. They like him, but he's taking to long to fix this country, but they also know the republican party is a complete joke right now. Republicans aren't doing any favors trying to call Obama a socialists or a Marxist. I don't think Americans are as immature as the republican or dem party is right now. I think it's way to early to judge whether or not Obama is going to be successful or not. I know some were expecting him to snap his finger and the problems would go away, but realistically, it's going to be awhile. They were talking about a recession lasting until the end of 09 even before the presidential election. Just because those economist didn't appear on cable news doesn't mean they weren't right and know what they're talking about. Of course most agree that Obama isn't helping either. Yes he inherited a mess, but he can't clean it up with another mess. I do think the stimulus package hasn't done anything. I don't think it did any bad or good. It was a band aide for a gunshot wound. That doesn't mean we need more band aides though and that's probably where we're heading.
Forgive me for taking so long to respond, I've been busy. 1)McCain is nowhere near incompetent or senile. Suspending his campaign in hindsight was clearly not a good idea, but it's not really all that crazy either. As for Palin's background check, if you would compare her's to say, half of the people appointed by the Obama administration, I'd have to say McCains people did a little better job. How many of Obama's appointee's had tax problems again? And finally, Americans are starting to realize their mistake. Obama's approval ratings are dropping like a rock, from 62% in June to 54% today. 2)What is so confusing about this. Very obviously a little less than half the country voted for him, the rest disagree with him. He has no mandate to change anything, the current situation just allows him to almost at will. 3)So he spends a record amount of money to "appease certain elements" in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression under the guise of stimulating the economy? Are you smoking rocks? The stimulus package was a wish list for Democrats and did nothing for the economy, that it, that's all, end of story. 4)Once again totally missing the point. Sourcehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/24/voila-ship-gitmo-detainees-to-afghanistan/ 4)You very very clearly don't know anything about Reganomics. To that point, I won't even bother arguing this one.
mccain is an idiot and certainly not fit to be president. palin was described as a "wasila hillbilly" by mccain staffers. in contrast, obama is a harvard trained lawyer; the first black president of the harvard law review and thought by many as one of the most erudite politicians thats ever come along. he certainly has a mandate by the american ppl, hence his victory in the popular vote and in the electoral college. plus, the dems control the senate. i dont know what more u want. do u want him to hold referendums on every issue like they do in cali? that hasnt really worked out has it? the stimulus package resucused americans from the brink? ever heard of too big too fail? plus, many of the financial institutions have got off tarp and posting profits. reaganomics sucks, just ask poor ppl. btw, many of the eastern european nations who were supposedly democratized by reagan are now collapsing.
Nixon is considered by scholars to be the smartest president ever. Look what that got us. Jimmy Carter was pretty smart, too, and he outright sucked and really hurt the country. On the other hand... Ike, Reagan, and Bush were constantly called stupid, yet were two term presidents (and Reagan and Ike were outstanding presidents).
