Your Predictions for the coming elections???

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Originally Posted by Ferd

I am confident that Barak Obama will do the following
1. Roll back the Bush tax cuts. This will raise taxes on the poorest Americans by 100% as under GWB they were removed from the tax rolls, the next poorest Americans will see their taxes go up by 33% (they went from a 15% tax to a 10% tax.)

Obama doesn’t favor rolling back ALL of the Bush tax cuts. Only those tax cuts for the top 2% that don’t need them and didn’t ask for them.

2. The American military will become weaker, we will leave Iraq, Iraq will fall into the hands of people who hate us and those who are our allies in the area will feel abandoned and hate us too.

Obama favors handing responsibility of Iraq to the Iraqi people by beginning a staged pullout. He will then use those forces to stabilize Afghanistan by reinforcing our efforts there (we’re loosing ground in Afghanistan and few are talking about it). He will also kick efforts to find Bin Laden into overdrive. His proposal will also allow more time between deployments so as to not place too much stress on those serving in the military and their families.

3. FRANCE will be in charge of our foreign policy

Groundless.

4. we will move towards socalizing 1/5 of the American economy as we will get socalized healthcare.

We will move towards offering a national “health insurance” option, generating competition with the private insurers to bring down costs. He will also streamline health records keeping and negotiate prescription drug prices for the entire industry.

5. 2 brand new very young ultra liberals will be appointed to the Supreme Court causing
A. Criminals will be harder to convict
B. The supreme court will become an even stronger
"Legislative Body" that will create LAW from the
Bench, that will make it even harder for Small Business to function.

Most small businesses are being smashed and bought out by corporations who have lobbied for laws allowing them to do so. Pro-Corporate judges are the bain of small business. Small businesses actually get more support from Democrats than Republicans.

The Supreme Court will become no stronger than it is now. The only difference is that the Supreme Court will more often decide on the side of the people not the corporations.

6. We will never over turn Roe.

They will never overturn Roe. It’s merely a wedge issue to keep you voting Republican. If they overturn Roe you’ll starting thinking about other things like the economy and health care. They know that our convictions are so strong many of us will vote for a man who says he’s prolife even if he plans on selling our grandparents to China to assemble toys painted with lead based paints, letting all our jobs move to Mexico, and deregulating the banking industry with a scheme that will render millions of home owners homeless.

7. Greater Gun control

People don’t need an M16 to hunt deer.

8. Limits on Free speech. (see the fairness doctrine)

All the fairness doctrine establishes is that controversial political issues be discussed in a fair and balanced manner using PUBLIC airwaves. For example, I’ve been sitting here all morning listening to AM talk radio. I’ve heard nearly four hours of a rightwing nutcase rant about things, half of which are distortions bordering on the comedic. Not one reputable liberal policy advisor or representative has been called on and given the floor to present their position. Instead this single man, paid well by the corporate media outlet, has ranted and ranted and ranted and ranted nothing but rightwing stuff…and then he defines the liberal position FOR ME. When a caller calls in to express a different view the host limits his time, berates him, side steps the issue and changes the subject. If the caller pushes through the effort to silence or spin what he has to say…the host hangs up on him or “accidentally” looses the caller. Next will be another right wing nut who asks for only three hours a day to brainwash me…but I’ve already heard four hours of this other guy. On the conservative “fair and balanced” news network they have a paid liberal on staff who only presents liberal talking points so the conservative can shoot them down and rant a bit so he sounds like he’s conquered the liberal position. Real dialogue doesn’t exist…it’s a combative format that is designed to be manipulative of the listener. The difference between “commentary” and actual “news facts” is completely absent. I think that’s junk dude. I believe in the right to free speech…but don’t abuse it. With free speech comes the responsibility to present things fairly and truthfully. I’d like to see the talk show circuit forced to be fair. Evidently, they don’t want you to hear the other side.

These things will happen in short order. period.

We’ll have to see.