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In all honestly, the Republicans are the last thing the citizens of the United States want in office.
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Really? Why? I always do so enjoy foreigners telling me what i should or shouldn't want.  |
I'm a legalized American citizen who has been living here for a good 20 years.
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Originally Posted by August
Seriously did you ever think that a Democrat controlled White House AND Congress is as bad as a Republican controlled WH and Congress? At least when the two branches are controlled by opposite parties neither is able to pass partisan agenda at will.
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A Republican-controlled White House in conjunction with a Democrat-controlled Congress is going to do nothing more than hold the country in a legislative stalemate. Nothing is going to be accomplished to clean us up from the mess Bush has gotten us in, and we're going to continue to spin down in a stall. With a Democratic White House and Congress, at least we'd be able to get something done, despite the sacrifices we'd have to make.
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Originally Posted by August
Another thing, there's a lot of people on this board (not just you) claiming that the next president is going to be assasinated, something that hasn't happened in nearly half a century. Is that wishful thinking, or do you have an actual reason to believe this?
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Something that hasn't happened in quite a long time? Yes. Something that isn't going to happen again? Definitely not. If Obama wins, I fear someone will try to assassinate him due to racist and intolerant feelings. If McCain wins, I think someone will try to assassinate him since a Republican president isn't in the interests of the American citizens.
Attempts to kill presidents have been made many times before. Bush was almost slain on May 10, 2005 whilst delivering a speech (you might recall the hand grenade incident?). The only thing that stopped it from successfully working was the fact that the grenade didn't detonate properly. Bill Clinton was shot at by a Mr. Duran with a semi-automatic rifle. Bush Sr. was almost blown to bits by a bomb.
Since John F. Kennedy's killing, every president since that time has had at least one assassination attempt made on them (save for LBJ). It's only a matter of time before one succeeds.