Next President of the United States

[Von Tonner]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Delusional, not really. If you think about it, the system is set up with checks and balances. If it all depended on the president, we would have a dictatorship. He does have his veto power but in all reality, the veto makes congress go back and look at the legislation again. So, it does not really matter as much with who is at the helm.

You are 100% right with the 'checks and balances' inherent in the USA federal system AVGWarhawk - one of the many reasons I'm a staunch federalist.The problem is that there is a slim possibility that the Democrats could get a 60 vote filibuster proof majority in the Senate. Now some could argue that should Obama win this could be a blessing in disguise as given the severity of the economic situation the country is in at the moment, a president surrounded by top advisors to formulate policies would need to be largely unfettered to persue them in these critical times. I'll tell you one thing for sure, I'm sure that that charlatan Joe Lieberman is not sleeping to well at the moment. The closer the Dems get to the magical number the closer he gets to be booted out.