Barack Obama

[Thumpalumpacus]

Yeah, as a campaign manager, I could run Kim Jong-Il against that ticket and stand a reasonable chance of winning.  After all, he can see Russia too.

[Sophus]

Yeah, as a campaign manager, I could run Kim Jong-Il against that ticket and stand a reasonable chance of winning.  After all, he can see Russia too.

I don't have that much faith in the American voters. I really, really don't. When the economy is bad history shows that voters always make the switch.

[Davin]

All I can say is IF, and I hope it's a big IF, Sarah Palin is nominated in 2012 and somehow wins the election, I will move to England, because the United States of America will be unsafe for any and all atheists.  Mark my words. :bananacolor:  :eek:

(best thing that could happen for the dems...)

It still makes me puke in my mouth a little.

[pinkocommie]

As a woman, it would piss me off to no end if Palin won for president.  It'd be like Leela being the first Blurnsball player on Futurama - an embarrassment to the gender.  

[Davin]

As a woman, it would piss me off to no end if Palin won for president.  It'd be like Leela being the first Blurnsball player on Futurama - an embarrassment to the gender.  

And I just saw that rerun like a week ago.

[Tank]

I think if Palin got to be the US president the rest of the world would revoke the US passport for the duration as there would be so many people trying to get out, hell I bet even Cuba would have Americans trying to get IN!

[Sophus]

Palin has a following, although I can't tell if it's truly gone up or down since the election.

Over 50 million people voted for me and Sarah Palin - mostly for Sarah Palin.

[rlrose328]

If Obama has not followed through on some of his campaign promises, it's because the republicans decided from day 1 to play hardball by not even trying to be nonpartisan.  Then they sit back and accuse him of not following through.  

My mother, a die-hard republican, is convinced he's part of the "Chicago power politics" group, who are "as dirty as the day is long," then in the next breath, say how he is just a figurehead with all of his minions doing the decision-making for him.  Um... can't be both.  Gotta pick one.  Yeah, she watches Fox.

If the republicans win the next election... or rather WHEN they win the next election... they will run the country into the ground and we will have no one to blame but ourselves.  The democrats get power and try to be diplomatic and nonpartisan... and fail miserably.  Then the republicans get power and say "screw you" and take over.  We never stood a chance.

[notself]

Rendition is still government policy under Obama and Guantanamo prison is still open.  These are two big, related problems for me.  Obama is also too fond of certain sections of the Patriot act. The condition of our civil liberties has only slightly improved during the past 18 months.

[Caecilian]

All I can say is IF, and I hope it's a big IF, Sarah Palin is nominated in 2012 and somehow wins the election, I will move to England, because the United States of America will be unsafe for any and all atheists.  Mark my words.

You and half the academics in the US.

I'm sure that a Palin victory would be...lets say...a boon for British universities. Lots of good staff emigrating, lots of bright Americans applying to study here.

Biology departments would no doubt benefit most of all.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Palin has a following, although I can't tell if it's truly gone up or down since the election.

Over 50 million people voted for me and Sarah Palin - mostly for Sarah Palin.

That's because she was second on the ticket, and access to her -- meaning opportunity for gaffes -- was severely restricted.  Put her at the top of the ticket and watch her come unglued.

I don't have that much faith in the American voters. I really, really don't. When the economy is bad history shows that voters always make the switch.

The Dems will almost certainly lose ground in the midterms.  If Obama can get us out of SW Asia, he will win, for both financial and political reasons.  

What y'all are forgetting is that extremists garner more attention that MOR condidates.

[GAYtheist]

As a woman, it would piss me off to no end if Palin won for president.  It'd be like Leela being the first Blurnsball player on Futurama - an embarrassment to the gender.   Not that it matters, but, yea...ANYWAY, how about the weather lately though? It's been beautiful out here.

[pinkocommie]

As a woman, it would piss me off to no end if Palin won for president.  It'd be like Leela being the first Blurnsball player on Futurama - an embarrassment to the gender.   Not that it matters, but, yea...ANYWAY, how about the weather lately though? It's been beautiful out here.

Yeah, everyone thinks I'm a guy at first.   I don't know if that's good or bad or just what it is.  

(sorry for the minor derail - back to US political conjecture...)

[GAYtheist]

As a woman, it would piss me off to no end if Palin won for president.  It'd be like Leela being the first Blurnsball player on Futurama - an embarrassment to the gender.   Not that it matters, but, yea...ANYWAY, how about the weather lately though? It's been beautiful out here.

Yeah, everyone thinks I'm a guy at first.   I don't know if that's good or bad or just what it is.  

(sorry for the minor derail - back to US political conjecture...)

OK, now color me jealous. We need to get together and hang sometime. I don't think we live that far from each other, do we?

[pinkocommie]

I don't think we're terribly far from each other, no.  Just about every Sunday I'm in Northgate to help out on the local Ask An Atheist program, and otherwise I live in Auburn which is what - an hour drive to Woodinville (isn't that where you live?  For some reason, that's what I remember...) on 405?  If that?  So yeah, we SHOULD hang out sometime!  =D