Decius wrote:
] It appears that Bush has won. It appears that the Republicans
] have control of the House and Senate. This is a complete
] victory for the Reds.
]
] I offer the following predictions:
]
] On the WOT:
]
] Iraq will slowly become an Islamic fundamentalist state. The
] U.S. will be largely out of there within a year and on to
] Pakistan. We'll get Bin Laden, but Islamic Fundamentalism will
] continue to fester and will rear it's head again in a decade
] or so. Bush will be seen as having won the WoT in the short
] term. You'll feel safe. You'll focus on domestic issues in the
] next election.
]
] Domestic:
]
] The economy will improve considerably as the security concerns
] wane. The social security nightmare looms. You will see safety
] valves that allow wealthy people to protect their savings from
] the coming cataclysm. If you are smart you will save as much
] as you can over the coming years.
]
] You'll see some barking about a flat tax. I don't think it
] will actually happen in this session. They are setting the
] stage for 2008.
]
] You'll get faster internet access, from freed RBOCs. You'll
] see hydrogen infrastructure appear in the odd place like
] electric car chargers are today.
]
] The health care situation will continue to deteriorate. I do
] not take the Republican's proposals on this matter seriously.
] I'm not saying they won't make a serious proposal. This issue
] is impacting our international competitiveness. I'm saying
] they haven't made a serious proposal yet.
]
] I predict that you will see an amendment to the U.S.
] Constitution passed within a year. I believe that several
] amendments will be passed within 4 years.
]
] Early:
] Gay Marriage
] Flag Desecration
]
] Later on:
] Abortion Ban
] Public (Read as Government) Display of Religious Iconography
] Prayer in School
]
] Maybe:
] Victim's Rights (Which is a misnomer. Read as "Plaintiff
] Right's" in MOST contexts. FYI this is the only one on the
] list that is bi-partisan. I say maybe because it has logical
] flaws you could fly a plane through, and it doesn't have
] widespread grassroots support.)
]
] You will see federal legislation passed in the next four years
] which contains a passage which says that its Constitutionality
] cannot be challenged in a Court. That law will be declared
] Unconstitutional by a Court. This will set the stage for what
] I would call the "big one." Once all of these amendments have
] been passed the amendment machine will be geared up to make
] significant changes to the way that government works. That
] change will entail limiting the power of the Courts as a check
] upon the Legislature and the Executive. I think thats where
] the vector points. I'm not going to say anything else about
] that. I don't think that anyone will propose it for several
] years. We'll talk about it then.
]
] Democrats:
]
] Its over. The Democrats have to significantly reformulate. I
] haven't figured out how I think they'll do it. One word I
] heard on CNN last night about what Blues are likely to feel in
] the face of this was alienation.
]
]
] On a personal note, I'm not impressed with the widespread
] support for the Gay Marriage ban amendments. Are we really
] saying that America hates fags? Why is this a central goal for
] religious people? Why do Christians focus on homosexuals, as
] opposed to, say, feeding the poor, or peace, or other things
] that Jesus was concerned with? Why do we care about this in
] particular? What does it say about who we are? What does it
] communicate about the values that are important to us?

What are you? One of those gay groups out there?

RE: Bush wins