Whew.

[snousle]

Glad that's over.

What is really important about this election, for me, is not that Obama won. It's that Romney lost. The Republicans had only one goal for the past four years, and it has failed. Badly. Hopefully, they will find some more constructive goals for the next four. Because, truth be known, while I am at heart a liberal, I am also sympathetic to conservative values, and appreciate the need for a viable opposition party to keep liberalism in line. Republicans have done a truly shitty job at this task, and with any luck they will learn from their failure, step up to the plate, and do it better next time around. A combination of modesty and seriousness would serve them well at this point.

This election, hopefully, is the last gasp for the losing strategy of naked populism, cynicism, and lies. Nothing expresses this toxic combination better than the "unskewed polls" that have gone WAY out on a limb over these past few weeks to accuse the "liberal media" of systematic bias and deceit. It was clearly a desperate strategy, given that they must have known they would have egg on their face only a few weeks down the road. It was an all or nothing thing for them, and they got nothing. Hopefully the very word "unskewed" will carry with it the taint of failure for a long, long time. I plan to use it a lot for the next few years.

Comments

[equinas.livejournal.com]

He wasn't ideal, but he would have given us more time to prepare.

The economy is ending. At least now I have my timeframe.

You'll be welcome at my place if you can make it there when the collapse happens.

Also, I sent you a PM...

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Mmm hmm... actually our place is somewhat more secure than yours, maybe you can come here!

I look forward to four years of not much happening; I think this whole "economy is ending" thing is even less plausible than I had imagined last year. Things may get rocky but I have great confidence in American adaptability.

I didn't get your other message, maybe try again?

[equinas.livejournal.com]

Among the myriad of sources about imminent fiscal collapse check out Wiedemer, author of "America's Bubble Economy". He and his team published it in 2006, accurately predicting the 2008 collapse and its timeframe. He says worse is coming, including a dollar that could potentially devalue to zero.

Message should be in your LJ mail, I'll resend.

[sheppdog.livejournal.com]

Robert Wiedemer, is quoted as claiming that beginning in 2012, we will see “50% unemployment, a 90% stock market drop, and 100% annual inflation.” So does it hurt his credibility that he is already wrong so far, Or do ppl just choose to look at his prediction of the first stock market crash. He's not only wrong with that prediction but way off.

[equinas.livejournal.com]

Nope. It IS beginning in 2012. Stay tuned.

[broduke2000.livejournal.com]

Yay! 4 more years of Birtherism!

Did you know that O'bama was actually born in Kenya? Yeah, he falsified his birth certificate! And there's a judge who was a Marine, and he's gonna investigate!

[barbarian-rat.livejournal.com]

The Republicans lost their minds, the question is can they find it again?

[gloeden.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Thank you.

[albear-garni.livejournal.com]

"Nothing expresses this toxic combination better than the "unskewed polls" that have gone WAY out on a limb over these past few weeks to accuse the "liberal media" of systematic bias and deceit." I think that Romney's staff was still trying this tactic when it was learned that he wouldn't be making a concession speech, even when all the polls had him clearly the loser. It was quite bizarre to keep the democrats waiting for 2 hours....