As a Democrat, I think I can safely say that Obama is going to win re-election. If the best that the GOP can do is nominate some die-hard Christian from Texas (no offense to Texas), then they are screwed for at least the next election if not more. Please give you input on who you think will win re-election, and the nomination for the GOP.
Geez, maybe this thread should be a stickied thread for the 2012 elections...
Maybe it should, since everyone has an opinion on it.
How do you feel Obama has done supporting them, and do you think that a Republican president would do a better or worse job.
Well, Obama really hasn't done MUCH in the way of Israel. I would think a Republican wouldn't do much more either. Israel and Palestine need to work out their differences themselves. It's not really something that we should get involved with.
I was about to say Ron Paul until I realized that I enjoy the church being (somehow) separated from the state. no, but in all seriousness, I would really want to see Sarah Palin as president.
but in all seriousness, I would really want to see Sarah Palin as president.
*backs away slowly*
How do you think that she could run an entire nation, if she quit as governor of Alaska!? To quote Lady Gaga in Epic Rap Battles of History, "Governor of Alaska? That's like principal of a home school."
Rick Perry reminds people too much of Bush. Palin and Bachmann are viewed as "strange" by most people. Ron Paul is too obscure, as are several other candidates. And Herman Cain strikes quite a few people as the Tea Party way of saying "We're not racist". However Obama MIGHT lose to one of them.
Also, in his budget Ron Paul gave more tax cuts to the rich while reducing aid to the middle class and the poor. Yes, theres class warfare going on Ronnie, but its coming from you.
And Obama might be trying to solve the whole Palestine problem by being a bit harder on Israel.
How do you think that she could run an entire nation, if she quit as governor of Alaska!? To quote Lady Gaga in Epic Rap Battles of History, "Governor of Alaska? That's like principal of a home school."
I meant Paul Ryan, not Ron Paul, sorry. And Hydro, your logic would apply if the majority of the Palestini people wanted to have peace and harmony with Israel.
And Hydro, your logic would apply if the majority of the Palestini people wanted to have peace and harmony with Israel.
I believe that the majority of Palestinian people do want peace. But, they also want more land. With Israel building settlements so close to Gaza, there's no way for Palestine to build out.
Also, Israel has blockaded Gaza, leaving the Palestinian people without goods that we take for granted.
So, when you say that they don't want peace, you may be right in the short term. They want the blockade lifted. They want Israel to stop (basically) bullying them. (Granted there are terrorists groups in Palestine).
I'd say they do want peace, but it will take a while.
Great source for keeping up with the elections on a daily basis. It took the United States from 1776 to 2008 to accumulate about $6 or 7 (I forgot which one) trillion dollars in debt. But under obama, in 3 years that figure has increased by more than 50%. I hope that Obama will lose in 2012 but something tells me that the corrupt scum of the liberal media will smear the republican candidate and Obama will win.
They told Bush in 2004 that he couldn't use 9/11 in his re-election campaign but I bet the corrupt media will allow Obama to use Osama bin Laden in his, DISREGARDING the fact that he or another military official sent a single, slow, Chinook helicopter to transport 21 Navy SEALS
I hope that Obama will lose in 2012 but something tells me that the corrupt scum of the liberal media will smear the republican candidate and Obama will win.
I'm not American, but have you ever watched Fox News? If you really want to call somebody scum then it's definitely those guys.
The government can NOT jump start the economy. You can't take 1,000,000 dollars from the private sector, and use it to "create" jobs. The private sector is now 1,000,000 dollars poorer, and that's 1,000,000 dollars worth of goods and services the private sector now lacks. Jobs were not created, they were merely shifted to government jobs or government funded jobs.
Keynesian theory. Government expenditure increases, boosts aggregate demand, shifts it left, hence increasing National Income, which indirectly means jobs increase. Of course, fiscal policy doesn't work half the time due to time lag, lack of information etc etc.
The government CAN jump start the economy. If your aggregate demand drops when you Americans consume less, it's up to the government to fill that gap up.
By taking 1,000,000 dollars from taxes, the people who pays the taxes now have 1,000,000 less to purchase on all the things they want. Because the people have less money to spend, they can only afford to buy less, and by buying less businesses are now selling less. For example, John had 100 dollars and he wanted to buy both a Nintondo Mii and a PooStation7. Both cost 45 dollars, costing a total of 90 dollars. However, John was taxed 20 dollars, now John only has enough money for one system. Obviously, it doesn't sound like a big deal since I just mentioned John who had to buy less, but what about Susan, Gary, and Samantha? Everyone has less purchasing power, meaning they all must buy less which in turn means less goods sold. This harms businesses indirectly. That's jut what happens when you tax the people. When you tax business owners, they have less money to expand their business, to hire more people themselves, or to increase the quality of their products.
This hinges on the assumption that people will consume. Given the pessimism, will they do so? Will firms invest? If C and I fall, you need something else to fill in the gap, since AD = I + G + C + (X-M) (import - export). At least, that's on paper.
Well, Obama really hasn't done MUCH in the way of Israel. I would think a Republican wouldn't do much more either. Israel and Palestine need to work out their differences themselves. It's not really something that we should get involved with.
Every president, or nearly every one of them has for the past 50 years sworn to do something about the conflict, yet they haven't, and I don't blame them. Obama should focus on the economy, instead of more foreign adventures.
I used to support the Reps, until I got turned off by some of their more religiously fundamental leaders. What Rick Perry did by gathering 30,000 followers to pray just made me sick. As an atheist, it kind of irks me someone keeps bringing up God in so and so situation. Clearly God rates the man since the next day the SDOW Index crashed 300 points or so.
So yes, I hope Obama wins. Though of course I'm not American, so you guys may go ahead and bash my opinions.
I believe that the majority of Palestinian people do want peace. But, they also want more land. With Israel building settlements so close to Gaza, there's no way for Palestine to build out.
Also, Israel has blockaded Gaza, leaving the Palestinian people without goods that we take for granted.
So, when you say that they don't want peace, you may be right in the short term. They want the blockade lifted. They want Israel to stop (basically) bullying them. (Granted there are terrorists groups in Palestine).
I'd say they do want peace, but it will take a while.
(Geez, I have to stop derailing the thread!)
Urghhh, triple post, I'm so useless.
Yeah, I believe most of both sides just want peace, but it's much more complex than that. Both sides have leaders that are fundamentally against the other, and they're in the minority, but still exist as a thorn. The way the Israeli government is structured for example, means that the main parties, such as Labour rarely form a majority, leading to coalitions with smaller more hardline groups.
Think about it. Do most Palestinians or Israelis want peace? They're like you and me, human beings. Not religious fanatics, not die hard warriors. They can coexist, and I doubt in this modern age, most will be repulsed by another religion/culture.
If Obama is a good politician I believe he will be able to palm off just enough of the blame onto the reckless partisanism of the Reps (see debt ceiling) and on the Bush legacy to secure a second term. That and he needs to come up with a more credible plan to create jobs. Governments can and often do create jobs, but the task will only get harder as time goes on.
And as for Ron Paul, from what I've heard I used to like some of his views until I found out he was anti abortion and yet also a firm libertarian. A strange double standard to be sure.
