[Silver]

Nice touch that the inauguration happens the day after MLK day.

Here are my expectations as to where the US will be in four years, in order of probability (highest to lowest):

-The President of the United States of America will be guilty of war crimes
-US forces will be out of Iraq, but still in Afghanistan
-Medicare will be available for every citizen as a healthcare plan
-2009 and 2010 will be bad years for the country economically. Unemployment will be more than 10% by late 2009. I think stagflation is possible, and more likely than deflation. In January 2012 the Dow will be treading around 9,000.
-One of Cheney/Rumsfeld/Gonzales/Addington/Yoo will have been arrested overseas and charged with a war crime.

Anyone else want to look into the crystal ball with me?

 

[Transcend]

I am expecting/hoping that the general attitude of the US as a nation will change for the better.

 

[Silver]

I am expecting/hoping that the general attitude of the US as a nation will change for the better.

Ha!

You really think the Republicans are going to grow up and start acting like adults?

There will be impeachment rumblings starting on Wednesday.

 

[Transcend]

Ha!

You really think the Republicans are going to grow up and start acting like adults?

There will be impeachment rumblings starting on Wednesday.

I could care less about the politicians. I don't ever expect them to grow up. i think there is a good chance that more than 51% of the general population may be even slightly inspired.

 

[Silver]

I could care less about the politicians. I don't ever expect them to grow up. i think there is a good chance that more than 51% of the general population may be even slightly inspired.

The politicians, to a large extent, reflect the idiocy of the voters.

That's why Stockwell Day came out of Alberta

 

[$tinkle]

rachel maddow & ariana huffington will adopt a pair of conjoined north korean twins, and will name it "onch"

 

[RUFUS]

I also hope that the attitude of the general population will change. I hope that more people will come together for humanity sake rather than just pure greed.*

I also hope that Obama isn't assassinated but knowing the bigotry, ignorance and racism that still exists in the US, somebody will at least try.










*will probably never happen but it is always a hope.

 

[4xBoy]

I also hope that Obama isn't assassinated but knowing the bigotry, ignorance and racism that still exists in the US, somebody will at least try.

I think a serious attempt will happen, and it will be an American.

Funny how other countries that had wrote off the U.S. as just as dumb as Bush, now have hope for the U.S.

 

[Samirol]

I think a serious attempt will happen, and it will be an American.

Funny how other countries that had wrote off the U.S. as just as dumb as Bush, now have hope for the U.S.

We did re-elect him in 2004, so it isn't like that sentiment is too far off.

I don't think it is really hope, but more of a "please don't be as big of a fuckup as Bush"

 

[$tinkle]

ok, seems that some of you here have *actual* expectations of hope, change, kumbaya.

the fellas at newsweek are skeptical: Obama’s Cheney Dilemma

Dick Cheney, who will step down as vice president on Jan. 20, has been widely portrayed as a creature of the dark side, a monstrous figure who trampled on the Constitution to wage war against all foes, real and imagined. Barack Obama was elected partly to cleanse the temple of the Bush-Cheney stain, and in his campaign speeches he promised to reverse Cheney's efforts to seize power for the White House in the war on terror.

It may not be so simple.

this is the soon-to-be-ex saying "we need to talk"

 

[$tinkle]

now that i think about it, maybe reparations are in order

On the morning after the election, Kristin Rothballer, 36, who lives in San Francisco, kissed her female partner goodbye on the train while commuting to work. A black woman who sat down next to her turned and said she was sorry that Proposition 8, the amendment to ban gay marriage in the state, looked like it was going to pass.
"We grabbed hands," Ms. Rothballer recalled. "And I said, 'Well, I really want to congratulate you because we have a black president and that's amazing.' "
"Our conversation then almost became about the fact that we were having the conversation," she said.
Something moved her to apologize to the black woman for slavery.
"For two strangers riding a train to Oakland to have that conversation about race, it wouldn't have been possible if Obama hadn't been elected," she said. "I always felt open with my colleagues, but to say to a stranger on the train, 'Hey, I'm sorry about slavery,' that just doesn't happen."

nytimes.com

 

[pumpkinator]

Nice touch that the inauguration happens the day after MLK day.

-The President of the United States of America will be guilty of war crimes
-US forces will be out of Iraq, but still in Afghanistan
-Medicare will be available for every citizen as a healthcare plan
-One of Cheney/Rumsfeld/Gonzales/Addington/Yoo will have been arrested overseas and charged with a war crime.

Anyone else want to look into the crystal ball with me?

sure, you're a da. just how is it that the first half African American president is to be convicted of a war crime? he didn't start it and he has no say whatsoever as a singular to do what his singular black ass wants to, not to mention that he sure seems a helluva lot smarter than the last da. sure, he's got a lot to figure out and alot ahead of him but war crimes?

dumbest thing i've ever heard of but i can eventually forgive you seeing as how you seem to be nothing more than the lesser form of monkey, the monkey poo.

 

[pumpkinator]

btw, i am really starting to appreciate all of this monkey business . every time i go down a bit further on my monkey, there is more and more to see and do and many a more place to fling my monkey poo.

thanks!

 

[stevew]

now that i think about it, maybe reparations are in order

So I guess I should apologize to my cousins kid the next time I'm in Philadelphia?

I wonder if she said she was sorry yet?

My hope for Obama's reign.....nothing I can think of off the top of my head.....

 

[JohnE]

My expectations...
- Cure the drug problem in pro sports
- Make Madonna go away
- Help the Cubs win the World Series
- Bring the NHL respectability
- Find Bin Laden and prosecute
- Prosecute GHWB and his evil little cabal for crimes against humanity. Let him share a cell with UBL
- Cure the common cold

Anything less will be abject failure and unacceptable.

 

[Serial Midget]

I expect Obama to walk into the Oval Office on Wednesday morning and think "hmmm... smells like bush."

 

[Curb Hucker]

I think Obama will continue the imperial conquest. More troops in Iraq, more troops in Afghanistan, troops in Pakistan, and probably an eventual full out war in Iran. He is merely a puppet, things are going to get much worse and he is going to help it happen for the benefit of those who profit on it. I think the next 4 years will make what Bush has done look like a joke. If anything I bet he will be assassinated by someone from the inside to start public chaos or he will be killed by one of his own supporters after starting more wars. It is much easier to brainwash people when they are scared and broken.

 

[kidwoo]

I think he's going to give me candy.

And then that candy will become a cobra.

And then that cobra will give me more candy.

 

[dante]

I think Obama will continue the imperial conquest. More troops in Iraq, more troops in Afghanistan, troops in Pakistan, and probably an eventual full out war in Iran. He is merely a puppet, things are going to get much worse and he is going to help it happen for the benefit of those who profit on it. I think the next 4 years will make what Bush has done look like a joke. If anything I bet he will be assassinated by someone from the inside to start public chaos or he will be killed by one of his own supporters after starting more wars. It is much easier to brainwash people when they are scared and broken.

Sharing RenegadeRick's tinfoil hat again I see? Although, you're setting the bar pretty low if he *doesn't* turn out to be the war-mongering, imperialist dictator you think he's going to be.

 

[4xBoy]

It is much easier to brainwash people when they are scared and broken.

 

[Curb Hucker]

Sharing RenegadeRick's tinfoil hat again I see?

No tinfoil hat for me, I just dont let the media brainwash me and I try to connect all of the dots myself. If I was behind the curtains and had spent the last several decades building up a large supply of bases across the globe, and recently amassing troops and conflicts in the middle east I think that Mr. Obama and current congress would be perfect people to have in power to continue the conquest. New faces, other party, same bull****. If you dont think something very fishy is going on you should start looking at things for what they are.

 

[fortenndu]

I expect someone to try and kill him, it's sad but it's bound to happen.
I think the general attitude of the country will change for the better and hopefully that will get things going. Should be interesting.

 

[Defenestrated]

I expect Obama to occupy a 4 year slot between two god fearing conservative presidents.

 

[rockwool]

I expect someone to try and kill him, it's sad but it's bound to happen.
I think the general attitude of the country will change for the better and hopefully that will get things going. Should be interesting.

And it its rage, the country will elect Jesse Jackson for next president.

 

[binary visions]

No tinfoil hat for me, I just dont let the media brainwash me and I try to connect all of the dots myself. If I was behind the curtains and had spent the last several decades building up a large supply of bases across the globe, and recently amassing troops and conflicts in the middle east I think that Mr. Obama and current congress would be perfect people to have in power to continue the conquest. New faces, other party, same bull****. If you dont think something very fishy is going on you should start looking at things for what they are.

One of our wiring guys at work is convinced there are lizard people living underground, and they can control our minds. To what end, he is not certain.

I think you two would get along great.

 

[4xBoy]

One of our wiring guys at work is convinced there are lizard people living underground, and they can control our minds. To what end, he is not certain.

I think you two would get along great.

They aren't Lizard people, that's just what the mole people want you to believe.

 

[Cant Climb]

No tinfoil hat for me, I just dont let the media brainwash me and I try to connect all of the dots myself. If I was behind the curtains and had spent the last several decades building up a large supply of bases across the globe, and recently amassing troops and conflicts in the middle east I think that Mr. Obama and current congress would be perfect people to have in power to continue the conquest. New faces, other party, same bull****. If you dont think something very fishy is going on you should start looking at things for what they are.

Let's hope Obama gets the health care to you in a hurry............you need some meds brother !!!

 

[splat]

I expect someone to try and kill him, it's sad but it's bound to happen.

Of course there will be an attempt. there has been at least one attempt on every sitting president for the last century. the Secrect service tries to minimize the publicly but it has been happening.

 

[I Are Baboon]

My expectations...
- Cure the drug problem in pro sports
- Make Madonna go away
- Help the Cubs win the World Series
- Bring the NHL respectability
- Find Bin Laden and prosecute
- Prosecute GHWB and his evil little cabal for crimes against humanity. Let him share a cell with UBL
- Cure the common cold

Anything less will be abject failure and unacceptable.

No mention of a BCS playoff, John?

 

[pumpkinator]

Of course there will be an attempt. there has been at least one attempt on every sitting president for the last century. the Secrect service tries to minimize the publicly but it has been happening.

i thought that this may occur as well although i didn't want to be the one to publicly say it for fear of an fbi raid on my house.

haha, you two are fuxored!

 

[3D.]

Let's hope Obama gets the health care to you in a hurry............you need some meds brother !!!

Wait a minute? slow down? let?s keep in mind that we are dealing with a pres. elect that will be pushing hard on the NAFTA agenda, what do you think picks like Rhambo are all about. Furthermore, we have a pres. elect who is in full support of the Zionist/AIPAC movement, 30billion to isreal over the next ten years and many Americans can't afford food for their family (yes, he is a puppet).

do a little reading up on who Rham?s dad was and what he stood for when they lived in Isreal?

Health care? don?t make me laugh. Once our gov starts claiming insolvency over the next two years, he?ll be lucky if he can get our food stamps working properly.

I predict that there's going to be some seriously disappointed Obama fans over the next four years. Fans that should have put their tireless efforts into someone like Ron or Ralph.

 

[dante]

Random long winded conspiracy theory

Boom baby!!

 

[Cant Climb]

Health care… don’t make me laugh. Once our gov starts claiming insolvency over the next two years, he’ll be lucky if he can get our food stamps working properly.

He will get health care for every child in America.....that will go along way for families and their anxieties during this time.

Then he will move to the AARP crowd. That will be sticky but it can be reHashed...

All the others left over...he won't get that.

 

[JohnE]

No mention of a BCS playoff, John?

Hey...I am not expecting miracles...lets be realistic. Maybe second term....

 

[drkenan]

One of our wiring guys at work is convinced there are lizard people living underground, and they can control our minds. To what end, he is not certain.

I think you two would get along great.

Aaahhh...sounds like he has been reading some David Icke. One of my best friends believes in all that stuff. I read part of Children of the Matrix and it was the most bat sh1t crazy piece of literature I've ever come across.

 

[Samirol]

Wait a minute… slow down… let’s keep in mind that we are dealing with a pres. elect that will be pushing hard on the NAFTA agenda, what do you think picks like Rhambo are all about. Furthermore, we have a pres. elect who is in full support of the Zionist/AIPAC movement, 30billion to isreal over the next ten years and many Americans can't afford food for their family (yes, he is a puppet).

do a little reading up on who Rham’s dad was and what he stood for when they lived in Isreal…

Health care… don’t make me laugh. Once our gov starts claiming insolvency over the next two years, he’ll be lucky if he can get our food stamps working properly.

I predict that there's going to be some seriously disappointed Obama fans over the next four years. Fans that should have put their tireless efforts into someone like Ron or Ralph.

Supporting Israel is one of those wildly popular things that is absolutely politically impossible to not do. Paul had nothing to offer to those that are to the left in any case, because his domestic policies would have been mostly disastrous.

People have been claiming that the U.S. is insolvent for a couple years now, and it hasn't resulted in a currency crisis.

 

[ohio]

If you dont think something very fishy is going on you should start looking at things for what they are.

What would have needed to happen for things to NOT look fishy?

 

[sanjuro]

btw, thank god McCain didn't win or we would have to listen to Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson's Redneck Woman this weekend.

 

[Samirol]

Reminder that Japan has a 170-200% debt:GDP ratio, and it isn't the apocalypse over there.

National debt isn't the same as household debt.

 

[Toshi]

Reminder that Japan has a 170-200% debt:GDP ratio, and it isn't the apocalypse over there.

National debt isn't the same as household debt.

when's the last time you looked up how much household debt the US has?

(hint: it's not pretty.)