On This Election Day ~ by Phil Lowe

I remember well the day that Clinton won out against Bush Senior. There were many people then, as now, who thought the world would end. Apparently they had forgotten Carter. The world kept on turning after he was elected. Sure we saw unprecedented inflation, and soaring unemployment, but we were still around to elect Reagan four years later.



Is Obama worse than Clinton? In talk, no. They both stand for much the same policy. I think what has me worried this time around is the leadership in the House and Senate. If Obama doesn't push his leftist agenda, and I have no idea why he wouldn't, he would have congressional leadership pushing it for him. Through the lens of my fear, I can see the end of our representative republic.



Most likely, four years from now, we'll have another election season much like this one. Obama may have instituted Hillarycare. He may have replaced some recosntructionst judges with some more reconstructionist judges. He most surely will have raised taxes on anyone who pays them now. But I think we will come through ready for another Reagan. Is he or she out there now? Are they electable?



I'd love to see Ron Paul, but I think a large group of his supporters have damaged his image. I don't think Palin is the answer, but I'll listen to more of her policies, minus the McCain influence. The other conservative names we know have liabilities, or no personality. Where is the engaging speaker, who can take a winning argument, and present it to the American people?



McCain may pull out a last minute rally, but I don't think so. It should be closer than the polls are showing, but there are too many states he needs that are battle ground states. Would things be better under McCain than Clinton? I don't think we'd see 40% capital gains tax. I don't think we'd see a government run health care system, though something with some federal oversight is a given. Green taxes would be the norm. But I don't think he'd raise any other taxes. We'd see some better judges appointed, or at least an attempt.



Overall, I'm already looking to 2012, and fixing the problems left by either candidate.