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Manx · 11-03-2004, 05:17 PM

Bush's massive defeat of Kerry is a mandate for his second term.

The Republicans will walk their policies through Congress. Lip-serivce to unity will be provided to feed the necessary belief system of the Republican base (that Republicans are trying really truly hard to do the right thing!) and to cloud the dynamics of debate between the two parties.

The Democrats will have no option but to filibuster on occasion, reach for the scraps that are thrown away and swallow the Republican agenda. They will complain about it - but it will be drowned out by the return accusations that it is actually the Democrats that make unity impossible.

The Democrats will field Hillary Clinton in 2008. She will assuredly lose.

The Democrats are in a position that they cannot field a candidate who has a chance of defeating the Republicans. The reason for this is the entirely effective momentum of the morals-driven Republican base.

The right has been pulling the center closer and closer to them for decades. This is evident because it is considered common knowledge that Kerry is very liberal. In comparison to what? The Republicans? Of course he is. But in comparison to history, he is centric.

The morals-driven populace, those who believe it is their right to limit other people's rights, have demonstrated that they are more vocal when it comes to controlling this country.

The Democrats will split into 2 factions: the centrist faction, led by someone like John Kerry and the liberal faction, led by someone like Nader (without the narcissism) or Michael Moore (without the child-like glee). This will pull some of the more centric Republicans away from the current arch-conservative agenda of that party, but not enough to balance the scales of power.

This is now a God-fearing country. It will not shake the inherent oppression of that belief system for a long, long time - if it is even able.

11-03-2004, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Manx Loser	The End Bush's massive defeat of Kerry is a mandate for his second term. The Republicans will walk their policies through Congress. Lip-serivce to unity will be provided to feed the necessary belief system of the Republican base (that Republicans are trying really truly hard to do the right thing!) and to cloud the dynamics of debate between the two parties. The Democrats will have no option but to filibuster on occasion, reach for the scraps that are thrown away and swallow the Republican agenda. They will complain about it - but it will be drowned out by the return accusations that it is actually the Democrats that make unity impossible. The Democrats will field Hillary Clinton in 2008. She will assuredly lose. The Democrats are in a position that they cannot field a candidate who has a chance of defeating the Republicans. The reason for this is the entirely effective momentum of the morals-driven Republican base. The right has been pulling the center closer and closer to them for decades. This is evident because it is considered common knowledge that Kerry is very liberal. In comparison to what? The Republicans? Of course he is. But in comparison to history, he is centric. The morals-driven populace, those who believe it is their right to limit other people's rights, have demonstrated that they are more vocal when it comes to controlling this country. The Democrats will split into 2 factions: the centrist faction, led by someone like John Kerry and the liberal faction, led by someone like Nader (without the narcissism) or Michael Moore (without the child-like glee). This will pull some of the more centric Republicans away from the current arch-conservative agenda of that party, but not enough to balance the scales of power. This is now a God-fearing country. It will not shake the inherent oppression of that belief system for a long, long time - if it is even able.