- Posted by Piperyell on November 3, 2008
There
are a few things that I know about this election.
Wednesday morning, half of the
country will be disappointed, Bob Barr will not be president, and we will all
be happy that political commercials are over. We will also be wondering, what
is going to happen now?
Well, this is what I think will
happen:
If
Obama wins: (very likely to happen)
No Surprises - Taxes will rise, spending will keep climbing, Energy independence
will begin to become a reality, and the economy will slow.
Big Surprises - We will establish permanent military residence in
Iraq. (I.e. West Germany in 1940's. We are still there) With a Democrat
Congress and Obama in the White House, UHC will not pass, and civil liberties
will continue to erode.
Obama will raise taxes on most taxpayers,
not just the over $250,000, oh I mean the over $200,000, OOPPPS I mean the over
$150,000... Hey, that's not really the rich is it? Obama has already changed
his tune several times on just exactly who’s taxes he will raise. The answer
will be most everyone that pays taxes.
Obama has already changed much of
his position on Iraq. This post invasion posture looks so much like the U.S.
aid of Germany after WWII. We will have permanent Military presence there
including permanent bases. I believe that this is an outcome that neither a
Democrat nor a Republican can avoid.
Even though there will be a Democrat
Executive and Legislative branch, Universal healthcare will not pass. The 700
billion dollar Bailout took care of that. That is more than we have spent on
the Iraq war... We don't have the money. Thanks Wamu!
Obama has spoken eloquently about
change and civil liberties, yet has ridden the fence about gay marriage and
prohibition on drugs. We will find out soon enough that a Politician is a
Politician.
If
McCain wins:
No Suprises - Defense budget will go up, We will establish permanent
military residence in Iraq, Tax cuts will be extended, spending will keep
climbing, and the Economy will slow.
Big Surprises - The biggest surprise is that McCain won. Energy Independence
will begin to become a reality, even more bail outs will be announced, and a
Democrat or two in the cabinet.
I have spent much less time posting criticism
about McCain for a few reasons. He was never a very conservative Republican,
and much less has been expected of him than what we will expect from Obama. All
in all, it is just boring to talk about McCain. So, I will try not to make this
a snoozer.
Of all the Republicans, McCain has
been the least likely to continue the massive reign of the Big Oil companies.
Alternative energy is on it's way, and either Senator will do fine here.
He has no interest in slowing the
erosion of our liberties, so there is no surprise there. At least he hasn't
implied that was a priority for him.
McCain gave us a glimpse of his very
liberal economic ideas when he suggested we reopen the National Mortgage
Company from the depression era. I can smell more bail out money coming.
McCain has long been slandered as a
friend of the Democrats. That has been a constant in Republican primaries. If
elected, we may see a Democrat or two in the Cabinet.
If it seems that many of these are
alike, it's because they are. As a Libertarian, I have a unique perspective on
the two major parties. They are much more alike than they are different. I
truly believe that the only true change will come from a Libertarian. Since I
know that a Libertarian will not get Elected, I hope that we have enough votes
to make Democrats remember our concern for Civil Liberties, and the Republicans
remember our want of smaller Government, and fiscal liberties.