It's going to be a crazy ride! While I wish Obama would never have been elected, I am somewhat eerily excited to see how things turn out. (Note: that does not mean I am excited to see him fail; I just want to see what he is actually able to accomplish with his big talk throughout the election.)
My predictions:
-he serves an 8 year term
-taxes go way up and the war continues, yet he somehow remains "the One" in the eyes of the democrats due to his race, youth, and "coolness" factor.
-partial birth abortion is allowed
-gay marriage is allowed
-medical school attendance drops dramatically as physician's rights and payment steadily decreases
Alas, life goes on and history is made. Good luck Mr. President.
Now, go get some much needed rest, W. You deserve it.
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Yippee, déjà vu for me! If your prediction proves true, I will find myself back in Iraq underpaid and under-appreciated, with the exception of my appellation as "Dr." instead of a plain old "sir."
i'm interested as to what will happen. i feel like he's going to sit down in the oval office with all these radical ideas and all his advisers are going to come in and say, you can't do that, you can't do this, you can't do that. in the end, i think (hope) he won't prove to be as liberal as we fear.
I hope his agenda fails. But overall, it was a good day to be an American. Also, I would rather have Bush's heart-felt less polished speeches than BO's slick performances.
I think it will be a so-so administration. For one the expectations are high. If he 'fixes' the economy, he will win a second term. If the Republicans cannot find a challenger (that can put a sentence together), he will win a second term.
My thoughts: Get involved and better informed. Read a national newspaper (regardless of slant). Watch nightly network news (cable is for addicts).
An uninformed electorate is troublesome to our republic. Don't be one of them.
I wish you were wrong but I think you're probably right. The good thing for Obama is that he made so many contradictory campaign promises that who (including B. Hussin) even knows what the heck he promised to do. Except "change" something. Personally, I can't wait to watch Michelle stick her foot in her mouth (it'll happen. and soon.).
I'll tell you one thing... Tuesday was celebration day in my office... 80% of the people I work with are African American. So in that stance it was a wonderful day for America.
But, I'm interested to see what he can actually do in relation to what he has "promised". I don't think he is going to turn out to be as liberal as we think mainly b/c of the economy the way it is and the war. The next 4 years will be interesting. And if the Republicans don't get their butts in gear... we'll have him for 8 I'm afraid.
i just hope that Christians pray as much for President Obama as they did for President Bush. To fail to do so, is a key tenet of hypocrisy and favoritism.
we must stand behind our leaders, leaders whom the Lord has placed sagely in their positions. i think the mistake we too often make is this: placing hope in fail-filled humans to lead be examples to our families and to ourselves, when we should care far less about politics, and more about the gospel, peace, relationships.
but those things (we wrongly assume) are not nearly as dramatic or readily discussed or commented on in a blog, or in a watercooler conversation. tragic, but true. you and me will begin to change this, elisabeth, along with those willing blog commenters who share our faith.
I look forward to the closing of Guantanamo Bay and the restoration of America's commitment to human rights and the Geneva Accords.
I am ecstatic that America can elect an African-American. (Is the new Republican chairman the "one" because of his race too?) Can we get over the race thing now? Or would you like to dwell on it some more? Again, empathize. Walk a day in someone else's shoes. (Watch the closing argument in a Time to Kill for a little inspiration)
Our country's economy is in shambles - it's going to take a miracle to simply get improvement. We will be taxed - how else do you think we can afford to keep our economy afloat in the manner that our elected leaders have chosen (Dems and Repubs)? I guess if we really don't want to pay taxes anymore we can leave the country and build our own roads, have our own schools, etc. But then again there are billions of us on the planet so we have to find ways to co-exist and create a functioning society. I digress.
Yeah, it sucks having a President that can pronounce the word nuclear, believs in the individual liberties articulated in the Constitution, and has the middle class in mind instead of his rich top 2% friends.
And to what causes are you attributing the drop in medical school attendance? Those nasty lawyers, huh?
I just wish the Obama administration could find at least one cabinet member that's not overcome with tax fraud and evasion (is it up to three or four now?).
Can I also state that each and every day this "economic stimulus" package becomes even less popular than the day before in the eyes of the American public. People are seeing it for what it's really worth. PORK. I mean, c'mon. Funding research on STD's. Re-sodding the Capitol Lawn. What is stimulus about that?
Another interesting point, and a word of warning, to all you folks out there that aren't in the Economic echelons of society: as most politicians and economists predict, if the stimulus passes as is, less than 3% of the 819 billion will be spent in the year of 2009. Not only does this not stimulate anything, but it means that as the economy (hopefully) is starting to recover a few years down the road, then all of this money will still be being fed into the system. Some economists have predicted inflation as high as 20% before the end of Obama's first term.
As far as Gitmo goes, I've always been in favor of giving them trials (and don't worry, it's a Wheaton alum doing the charging). But it's interesting to see how the ones that were released are now leaders of terrorist organizations around the world.
You may criticize Bush on this pronunciations. That is fair. But credit the man for being able to answer questions properly, that is, without stuttering. And if you really believed all of the left-wing propaganda about Bush and his top 2% friends, I'd encourage you to look into the facts (and maybe take a Statistics class on top of that). When the bottom 50% of America pays less than 4% of the taxes, and receives the bulk of social benefits from taxes, it's pretty hard to give them a tax break.
Winston Churchill once said something along the lines of, "Trying to tax your way out of a depression is like trying to stand in a bucket and pick it up too." It just doesn't make sense.
Diana – who said we shouldn’t pay taxes? I doubt anyone that reads this blog would say that we shouldn’t pay taxes. Taxes play a key role in any society and without them the government would not be able to do its most important role – defend the nation.
I think that what EJ is saying is that if we tax the “rich” too much then there is a disincentive to work. When any nation levies such high taxes against a segment of the population there are three common actions:
1. These individuals close up shop and stop contributing to society (by creating jobs, providing capital to new ventures, etc).
2. These individuals move to another nation where their skills are more appreciated (for example, look at the large number of Canadian born and trained physicians in the US).
3. Or, they move their operations “underground” and the government sees little to no tax revenue off these operations.
We need to create a culture that once again which encourages risk takers, if we lose these individuals or discourage them from taking risk, we will truly never get out of this economic funk.
One last thing: I would love for you to explain to me your comment when you are comparing Bush and Obama – “believs in the individual liberties articulated in the Constitution.” What makes you say this?
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