could Holland beat France?

If he actually... no  I won't say it, he'd do it.

"1: While in office, Obama could change various laws in order to deliberately allow Democrats to get in office easier in 2012.  For example, the Fairness Doctrine, changes in voting requirements, changes in campaign financing laws, etc., could create a de facto system that locks down elections in favor of Democrats due to demographic trends."

That could be fought and overcome. 

"2: Obama doesn't need to appeal the entire nation to win again in 2012.  He only needs to appease enough people to get the majority of the electoral college.  As long as he appeases particular populations, he can win regardless of what is done in other regions."

I'm mad that a liberal can even get 45% of the country in polls.  Clearly we have failed to educate people about liberalism.  If they really will propel a liberal into office they must bear responsibility for it.

"3: You also assume that his policies would be short term failures, rather than long term ones.  A good example of this would be education.  If you assume that his policy would be a failure in the end (I'm not debating whether Obama will be a failure for this thread), nobody would see the negative effects for a long time, because it takes time for the education system to generate results.  The same can be applied for such areas as health care, technology research, and even foreign policy."

Whatever policies he puts in place can be undone by an opposition truly determined to undo them.

you guys know you can literally kill yourselves doing that?

oh snap..

Ok Ok THIS IS THE DOUBLE POST THAT SHOULD BE CLOSED  yeah that's it

whoop de crap, we have more CO2 so it doesn't matter our "poor" have cable and drive a car?

I don't know about your country but in USA you can borrow money for education and often for healthcare, and emergency healthcare is free, and there's assistance for the very poor

but when everybody feels entitled then we'll destroy our society.

they take 20% out of my paycheck before I get it, then I pay 8% for all purchases, and 30% of my fuel goes to taxes, and 1% of my phone bill I dunno why, there's no  govt investment in phone networks it's all private, I have to pay to mail anything, I pay 5% of the value of my car to the state for the privilege of driving it legally, and now they want to tax $0.25 per bag at the grocery and maybe start allowing home taxes to increase more t han 2% a year.  And for what?  So illegal aliens can camp out at ERs for the sniffles while paying $0.00 on their under the table cash takehome pay, and we're building a $40 billion maglev train from LA to Vegas because I guess a 1 hr flight for $100 was crimping on the casino take.  If asking the CASINOS to buy that freaking train instead of ME is selfish then call me Caligula

umm you already posted this...

I can't, but lemme see tomorrow if I can find the comment by the Obama campaign acknowledging it...it will take too much time for finals day

In economic terms, the taxpayer is required by the State to take on a burden for others who WILL NOT support themselves.

So a better analogy would be asking us to honor military commanders who set up suicide missions for their men.

He's not standing with his hand over his heart while they recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

It's a real pic, the campaign acknowledged it, and said it happened because Obama grew up in Kenya and wasn't taught American civics.

THE AMERICAN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

I pledge allegiance to the flag
Michael Jackson is a...guy
Pepsi Cola burned his butt
Now he's drinking 7-Up

"barak = akbar

ITS A TRAP"

omg too bad John McCain refuses to try to win, because that would be the new "Where's the Beef" ad of our generation

"Your ass is inexperienced."

uhh yeah I lack anal experiences...what about--no. no I don't wanna know.

"meeting without preconditions"

Obama was asked that point blank in the second Democratic debate and he said yes.

It speaks to his inexperience.

Look we all know that even in a world war, through intermediaries, some flunky is going to call the enemy and ask if they've had enough or what they're after anyhow.

But the President is the rock star of our government, and if he's in one place, then obviously he is nowhere else.  If he's in Iran that week, he's not in Paris or Uganda or Rome or Moscow or Beijing or London or Brasilia or back in Washington noodging Congress over his legislation.

So for the President to make talking to Iran more important than anything else that week, the meeting better be productive as possible and really worth it.  The President shouldnt' go somewhere just to "air concerns and hear points of view", aka being told to take a flying leap at himself.  Obama doesn't seem to understand that.

"I would have much rathered Giuliani"

I hear he's gonna take some time off and climb the highest mountain on each continent.  Halfway.  And then quit.