Hehe i am sure America (well the northern part of it - no i do not mean Canada - lol how do i get out of that ?) will survive worse case scenarios than Romney, or Obama. The thing is during election all politicians often behave like idi*ts (also of course being depicted by right/left/whatever media as such), it really is no proof of their real capacity.
I do not think that Romney can put an end to that "crisis" though, because frankly politicians do not have much to do with it anyway, let alone having the power to stop it.

In hindsight you say "this and that politician changed this and that blahhistoryblah" but in the moment all is happening no one has an idea at all, apart from making isolated and more or less educated decisions, that may or may not change the course of history. "Life and history happens while you are trying to plan".
I think Roosevelt was the last one to have done that.

Also, a candidate can promise whatever he wants, at the point he is elected (if you call this system a democratic election at all ahem s.o. told me it is a constitutional republic and elected are only rich people), he will be briefed by millitary and government advisers themselves being in charge for decades and plannning (not only for the next 4 years), and they will tell him what he can and what he can't - i imagine that as very sobering.
I really think e.g. Obama wanted to do some good things, it just was a serious realization of what was really going on after his election, including strategical planning for the future, and then all those nice plans silently folded.
No doubt same will happen with the next president, regardless what the candidate says or maybe really intends, now.


Regarding banks and big business nothing will change anyway, because if you look close republicans and dems are not that far apart. Like in "Life of Brian" it is the "Judaic people's front" versus the "People's front Judea". No one is more of an enemy to each other than nearly similar "parties".

I still say, we should all elect our big business bosses as nation leaders directly.
Nothing will change, but then no one will howl because of bankers gone wild and weapon's contractors spendings any more, and we can eventually spare politicians and lobbies.


@ Fish: I like your post and link, even if you stole my name long ago :03::salute:


Greetings,
Catfish

Looking at the Join Date: Sep 2001, we must be one and (almost) the same. :hmmm:

Greetings,
Fish. :salute:

I was already a member earlier, by the name of "Fish". But at some point Neal had a reorganisation or provider change in 2001 or so, and then we all head to re-register. When i came back to register again the site software told me my name was already taken - :huh:

Imagine my desparation ! 11 years now with a wrong name !! :D:03:

Greetings,
Catfish

I too was a earlier member bij the name of Capt Fish, go's back tot the nineties, late 98 to be precise.
Those good old days of 688 Hunter Killer, and the Seawolves, with over thousand active members then.