I can't wait until after the election just for the meltdowns

[SAWYER]

I don't support either of the two clowns running so the meltdowns will be incredible regardless of who wins. I think they will eclipse the Bush/Gore/Kerry meltdowns, what do you think?

 

[nextJin]

The country is more divided than ever and the hate from both sides is pretty strong this go round. I think you're right. No one will move out or anything but these forums will be hilarious Tuesday and into the following week.

 

[openwheel]

I say cheer up.

 

[Jimzz]

I think Obama will win, Dem's hold small lead in senate, and Rep's hold small lead in house.

Republicans will be the big loser as there are at least another 2 senate races, or more, they should have won but they put nut jobs on the ballot like in 2010.
Then putting pants on fire Mitt on the top ballot instead of Huntsman (or someone else that could have easly beat Obama) will show that the republican party has gone to far Nutty and will only hurt them even more as time goes on.

Either the R party faces the facts being that being the party that caters to the religious nuts and southern whites does not work anymore.

I'm voting Gary Johnson in hopes 3rd party gets enough support to make the R party come to mind its failing.

 

[PokerGuy]

I doubt you're going to see any meltdowns if the obummer regime hangs on for another 4 years, it's pretty much baked into the equation at this point, with an 80% chance of obummer staying in office.

On the flip side, if by some miracle Romney were to pull it out, you'd see the same kind of reaction from our leftists that you saw from the NK people when the dear leader passed.

 

[KMFJD]

 

[monovillage]

I think Obama will win, Dem's hold small lead in senate, and Rep's hold small lead in house.

Republicans will be the big loser as there are at least another 2 senate races, or more, they should have won but they put nut jobs on the ballot like in 2010.
Then putting pants on fire Mitt on the top ballot instead of Huntsman (or someone else that could have easly beat Obama) will show that the republican party has gone to far Nutty and will only hurt them even more as time goes on.

Either the R party faces the facts being that being the party that caters to the religious nuts and southern whites does not work anymore.

I'm voting Gary Johnson in hopes 3rd party gets enough support to make the R party come to mind its failing.

I pretty much agree, but i'm voting for Stein/Green Party instead of Johnson/Libertarian.

 

[Geosurface]

I too, do not support either candidate. I'm going to go vote but even now I honestly don't know who I'll be voting for. I know my fiancee will be voting Obama. I voted Obama in '08.

I'm pretty sure at this point I won't be voting Obama. But it won't break my heart if he wins reelection. He has come to be somewhat emblematic to me of some problems with our society now, I've come to agree with conservatives on some things in the last year, never thought I would.

But I find Romney pretty detestable too.

If Ron Paul were running I think I could vote for him and feel pretty good about it. As it stands now? Maybe I'll vote for that Johnson guy, or bring a coin and flip it.

I agree the meltdowns could be pretty entertaining. Unfortunately these days a lot of people deny us our justified meltdown watching by just disappearing when they were wrong.

People don't feel shame enough anymore! Not enough honor! If you're wrong, show up, take your mockery, and fall on your sword.

Though frankly I don't really have the stomach for too much direct mocking, I'll have to rely on d-bags to do it on my behalf.

 

[sm625]

With there being no significant difference between the candidates, the best we can hope for is the lame duck to win. Since he will be a lame duck, we shouldnt see as much pandering. Oboma knows he is going to be utterly reviled by the time he leaves office. He knows he's not going to be able to go around like Clinton does. (Except to wall street and bankster fundraisers and the like.) People are going to hate him with a major passion. His crowning achievement, the health care boondoggle, will be seen by everyone as an utter failure once everyone sees what 4 more years of 20-50% inflation will do. His trampling on civil liberties, his warmongering, his economic destruction, his ladling of trillions and endless trillions to wall street, its going to make him the most hated president in history and unfortunately it is going to ignite a massive amount of racial violence as the dumbed down masses continue to be divided and conquered by the same system that put obama in power.

When people's minds are so badly damaged that they cannot understand our political system, there really is nothing for them to do but kill each other for lame petty reasons like skin color, and to go shooting at each other's cars on the highway like that one guy in my neck of the woods. Just wait till there are 50 like him hanging out in the bushes on every highway. Oh you think there wont be? Like I said when people are so stupid that they actually go to the polls and re-elect someone like Oboma, or elect someone like Romney, they are dumb enough to do anything.

 

[woolfe9999]

One thing which could elevate the "meltdown" factor here is the likelihood of a very close election. Particularly if this comes down to counting absentee votes in places like Ohio and we're not even certain by the end of election night. I predict all kinds of allegations of fraud and other shenanigans. Some of the allegations will probably be true but not enough to change the outcome. Nonetheless, a close election virtually guarantees arguments over whether the result was valid or not. Add that to a political atmosphere that is even more contentious than in previous years, and it's a recipe for a shitstorm.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

I don't support either of the two clowns running so the meltdowns will be incredible regardless of who wins. I think they will eclipse the Bush/Gore/Kerry meltdowns, what do you think?

No, we still have morons on this forum that whine about 2000 and Bush and/or the Supreme court "stealing" the election. So while this year's leftist meltdown may be epic(if Obama loses ofcourse but it's too close to tell) it'd have to live on for over a decade to compete with 2000.

 

[slag]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZx2r3ISuKA

 

[FerrelGeek]

Well, considering that the only people threatening to riot or 'burn this effer down' are libs...

On this forum, the winners will engage in sneering, jeering, namecalling and video game style teabagging the losers.

 

[Nemesis 1]

I don't support either of the two clowns running so the meltdowns will be incredible regardless of who wins. I think they will eclipse the Bush/Gore/Kerry meltdowns, what do you think?

Ya its a win win for me who ever wins. I can needle posters here in this forum on obummer losing . If romney loses I get to attack the GOP for cheating RP and putting forth the 1 man in america who couldn't beat Obummer which was likely the plan to start with .

 

[drebo]

If Obama gets reelected, it'll be 4 more years of the same.

If Romney gets elected, it'll still be 4 more years of the same.

They're both corporatist, lying, greedy, sleazy, moral-legislating, big government, middle class-hating, foreign-government-ass-kissing scumbags.

They're two fucking peas in a fucking pod.

 

[Fern]

I doubt you're going to see any meltdowns if the obummer regime hangs on for another 4 years, it's pretty much baked into the equation at this point, with an 80% chance of obummer staying in office.

On the flip side, if by some miracle Romney were to pull it out, you'd see the same kind of reaction from our leftists that you saw from the NK people when the dear leader passed.

^This^

One thing which could elevate the "meltdown" factor here is the likelihood of a very close election. Particularly if this comes down to counting absentee votes in places like Ohio and we're not even certain by the end of election night. I predict all kinds of allegations of fraud and other shenanigans. Some of the allegations will probably be true but not enough to change the outcome. Nonetheless, a close election virtually guarantees arguments over whether the result was valid or not. Add that to a political atmosphere that is even more contentious than in previous years, and it's a recipe for a shitstorm.

This is my fear. I'm hoping there's a clear winner, no matter who, so we don't go through this. Once was more than enough.

Fern

 

[glenn1]

Neither will reduce government size, scope, or spending. Under neither will there be an improvement in the lives of anyone below the upper middle class. For some mystifying reason, progressives and labor will cheer an Obama win, even as his policies completely fuck over those they claim to support. But hey, they'll get their tax increase on the rich and that's all that matters.

 

[Lemon law]

What is totally missing in action on this thread, is the possibility that rational public policy
matters. And by extension, if we have rational public policy, the economy will improve and if not, the US economy will get worse. And then by further extension, if a given general policy advocated by "the majority ruling party" does not improve the US economy, the proper remedy by the "rational" voting public is to throw the rascals out. And after the rascals are thrown out, the other party gets its chance to prove its public policy can and more importantly "does" improve the American economy. (As I also admit, just defining the US economy as the lone measure of the USA's prospects and general welfare is a limited definition of the fruits of wise public policy. But for the lack of a better term, I use the US economy.)

Still, for the first 10 score and 18 years of the USA's constitution government, that better improve the American economy or get voted out has driven US politics.

However that rational public policy logic totally changed post 1994 with Newt Gingrich's
so called GOP contract with America. While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with a contract with America in MHO. Said GOP contract has morphed into a GOP perversion of American Governance. As the GOP applies and asserts the reasoning that the GOP always has the best answers for America, And therefore, any candidate for public office who has a R in front of their name is wonderful, and any candidate for public office who has a D in front of their name is American public enemy number one. And even if GOP policies don't improve the American economy, its still the GOP's duty to throw America government into gridlock until the next election. Sadly on the downside, when the GOP does get in charge, the American economy invariable goes into the toilet. But still when the dems do get in charge, GOP gridlock makes it impossible to change the unwise GOP public policies that hurt the American economy in the first place.

As I can only hope, post 11/2012, that US GOP gridlock ends. As Abe Lincoln said, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

 

[bfdd]

Me either, I cannot wait for the impending civil war. I'll be up in the hills laughing at all you fools fighting someone elses war.

 

[IronWing]

The country is more divided than ever and the hate from both sides is pretty strong this go round. I think you're right. No one will move out or anything but these forums will be hilarious Tuesday and into the following week.

I disagree. 2010 was much more bitter with the Reps giving their tea party nutjobs free rein. The Reps have realized that tactic was a one hit wonder and have calmed down for this cycle.

 

[bfdd]

I disagree. 2010 was much more bitter with the Reps giving their tea party nutjobs free rein. The Reps have realized that tactic was a one hit wonder and have calmed down for this cycle.

Tea party nut jobs didn't just get free reign, not sure you saw all their protests etc. They were really vocal and had plenty of opposition. 2010 was no where near as bitter as today. Today we're ignoring huge financial issues to argue over stupid shit and while others beg for more and more welfare which would put even more financial hardship on us. It doesn't matter to them or the thieving class though. They produce nothing, yet reap the benefits.

 

[glenn1]

Tea party nut jobs didn't just get free reign, not sure you saw all their protests etc. They were really vocal and had plenty of opposition. 2010 was no where near as bitter as today. Today we're ignoring huge financial issues to argue over stupid shit and while others beg for more and more welfare which would put even more financial hardship on us. It doesn't matter to them or the thieving class though. They produce nothing, yet reap the benefits.

The theory behind the "benefit" of giving welfare is that urban liberals fear for their lives if we stop providing it. Great Society programs not only didn't help the poor, it's created a permanent class of unemployable and criminally pathological government dependents. Now they have the power of the mob to threaten riots and lynchings of wealthy progressive whites on the good side of town, so we're stuck paying tributes to these modern day Visigoths.