The World That Awaits

Thanks George W Bush- you did one hell of a job!
McCain /Bush- theological brothers of the same cloth!

Comment: MCCain has huge issues! So now he says he will balance the budget, now he says Bush was a failure etc. etc.
John is a dollar short and a day late! His theology has destroyed our nations equity and its future!

He strongly advocated and pushed hard for the Iraq War- an unneeded war based on GOP subversion and duplicity. The huge loss of life and equity will haunt the nation for generations to come!

Another monumental problem, in 26 years of senatorial work McCain was a huge deregulator of financial and business institutions.

McCain has his name all over the current economic/foreign crisis- in a sad pathetic way, he used his senior senator status and politically authored the current melt-down!

And what leadership does he offer from his campaign- he slips a Trojan Horse into our nation, into our homes, into our lives better known as Sarah Palin.
She is more to "more to the right" than George "W" and Dick Cheney put together!
A self-righteous reactionary- we just had eight years of such a regime!

No more!
No McCain!
Next Tuesday can't come soon enough!

This article does a good job discussing what issues need to be examined in the coming years, but does not answer how those issues can be resolved. How can health benefits be linked to trade? What can we use as a barganing chip in our negotiations with Iran? How can we convince them that a nuclear program is not in their best interest? If Pakistan is a harbor of saftey for many terrorists, how can we reduce terrorism in that country without military action against Pakistan? How can we justify military action against other soverign nations without military action in Pakistan.? This article leaves more questions than answers

This story does a fine job of listing all the challenges, but it then reverts to the tired, failed solutions, especially in foreign relations. When will this country realize that "negotiations" with those who have no intention of compromise or resolution only lead to our constantly giving in to them? The Palestinians are the best case to point this out. It is time to stop "negotiating" and let Israel make choices about boundaries, etc. The Palestinians have abused the peace process all along; it's time to cut them off. We cannot control Iran or North Korea, and Pakistan is not our ally. It's time to get real and accept the fact that these countries are going to do what they want. On the other hand, Russia and China have a vested interest in reigning in these states. Force them to deal with these rogue states by stepping back.
We need to stop viewing ourselves as the saviors of the world. That worked after WW II, and we had a key role in the Cold War. Those times are past. Let the other major powers step up, while we step back.

If Obamaweek and its associated media flunkies have their way, Obama will be the nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue

Reading some of the comments below (and most of the stories this summer), this is what the Republicans aren't getting - coming to left-leaning boards just to find people to insult and scream at is not making them any more popular. Coming to other people's towns just to protest and scream in their faces about gay marriage and illegal immigration and threaten them and lie to the police - and it's happened in the town I'm living in - is not making them any more popular.

The right-wing groups these days remind me of domestic terrorists as much as the Weathermen ever did - including the "Minutemen" "patrolling" the border who are actually shooting and murdering illegal immigrants outside of the rule of law.

The Minutemen ARE actually considered a terrorist group by the military:

http://www.milnet.com/domestic/data/scm.htm .

The Weathermen only ever blew themselves up and never managed to kill anyone outside of their own groups. By contrast, I've seen at least two credible threats against Obama's life - the one in the news at the McCain/Palin rally and one on a right-wing anti-illegal-immigration board - from right-wing extremists. And I believe the "Minutemen" have actually killed illegal immigrants. Many have advocated the use of snipers to pick people off at the border.

I think there's a very credible argument that the right is *far* more connected with DOCUMENTED, CURRENT domestic terrorism than any connection Obama has to a terrorist who gave it up years ago. I've seen the extremists physically threaten people in my presence, including a 16-year-old girl who just came up to disagree with them. They're absolutely ruthless in their desire to discredit and harm their opponents.

Oh, Boy - I see Soros again. Why can't the Europeans leave us alone. As to Pakistan- any one could have told you that 40 years ago. They ar e the remnants of the Moghul/Mongol empire. By aligning to the Pakistanis has resulted in a worsening situtuation since then. We should cut bait and let them go on their own. Other countries who have Pakistani and Somali immigrants should also worry

If the Iran conflict stalelizes after all the years and American lives dedicated to it will the current president
get all the credit? And another question if the President needs advisors to guide him what exactly is he needed for?

When I began reading this article, I was encouraged to think it may be fair and balanced and objective. But I can see by the buzz words used here that Newsweek is still promoting Obama as President.
The world will certainly sit by and watch the United States IMPLODE and DISINTEGRATE like SAND, just like the Twin Towers on 911 when this Presidency occurs.
There will be social unrest if this man is elected or not elected. Instead of black against white it will be DEMOCRACY versus SOCIALISM if he is elected. Instead of Democracy versus Socialism if he is not elected, we will have cities burned down and chaotic unrest.
I don't like this man because of the ADORATION of the MASSES and the INFOMERCIAL of change. Yes, things are going to CHANGE all right, and his presence and ambition are too costly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck

2001 Chicago Public Citizen Radio Interview criticizing the Warren Court as not radical enough for not pursuing redistribution of wealth.

Says that community organizing is for the purpose of assembling the political power to force redistribution of wealth.

Every item in this letter overwhelmingly favors the political gifts of Obama, and highlights how lucky this country is that his brilliant campaign has saved us from the utter fiasco that a McCain administration would have been. McCain would have finished the job of ruining American foreign policy, and America itself, so ably begun by Bush and his fool neocon handlers.

Obama, The Dems and the MEDIA have clearly oversold and overpromised on Obama. Anything short of walking on water and Obama will be considered a failure and based on his actual record of legislative accomplishment I don't see him walking on water anything soon..

Superb overview -- balanced, thoughtful and reader-friendly. Richard H. should be part of that Oval Ofc as classrm.