Any future politicians?

Dbate
Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:54:16 +0000

^^I think it will be interesting to see the political makeup of our generation. Compared to some past generations (like the 60s) we as a composite are more conservative and moderate. Although I think the liberal section of our age bracket is generally the most vocal about thier opinions, the vast majority of ppl are probably moderate. Which means that there the next few elections can really swing any way.
The concept of Democratic dominance I think is something that is blown out of proportion as well. GWB was a bad president and so the last election was an anomally, seeing as how people will forget that the economic crisis was a result of some Bush policies and will naturally start to blame the person in charge.
I think that speaks ills for Obama bc any gains in the economy will probably be at least two years from now and if the Republicans criticize enough public tide could easily swing away from Obama, especially considering the fact that about 50% of the nation did not vote for him.
Ppl don’t respond with partisan responses, but does anyone think the stimulus will actually have any impact? From what I have been reading alot of the spending is on food stamps, healthcare, and unemployment compensation which I think won’t create jobs but rather foster government dependence which will lead to more money being spent.
It seems like this administration will balloon the national debt with little pragmatic gains, IMO. And I would like to hear others opinion on this.