DroppinScience
11-03-2008, 01:08 AM
I thought it'd be good to make a pre-emptive thread for people whose hopes and dreams have been devastated on election night. No matter the result, some segments of this board will be shocked. Here's some consolation that the world may NOT actually end.
For the Obama supporters...
If McCain pulls the impossible and wins (I'm doubting it, but you never know), the first thing you have to realize is that McCain is going to likely face a very strong Democratic-controlled House and Senate (maybe even the filibuster-proof 60 seats for the Dems). This means his agenda (or Palin's if something happens to McCain at any point... shudder the thought) cannot pass carte blanche. There will be lots of oversight. And hell, McCain may actually even surprise us and find his long lost "inner Maverick" (the 2000 version of himself) and pull some doozies that'll piss off the conservative base. This seems unlikely since he's in the pocket of religious fanatics he once opposed... but hell, pigs could fly!
For the McCain supporters (aka RobMoney and NoFenders, pretty much)...
Don't worry, Obama isn't going to round up and enslave the white race. Relax. He won't even turn America into a socialist state. Maybe some rich people will pay more taxes, but Wall Street won't be turned into a communist soup kitchen or anything. So if you've been having some whimsical thoughts that you too could become a billionaire CEO... Obama's not going to do anything to you that you can't already handle. In other words, you richies will still have enough money to pay for that extra yacht. Maybe cheaper champagne is in order, but these are tough economic times so it's time to see how the other half live. :P
For the Nader/Barr/McKinney and other third party supporters (I guess perhaps sazi and travesty?)...
Keep on keeping on, I suppose.
Hope this helps!
For the Obama supporters...
If McCain pulls the impossible and wins (I'm doubting it, but you never know), the first thing you have to realize is that McCain is going to likely face a very strong Democratic-controlled House and Senate (maybe even the filibuster-proof 60 seats for the Dems). This means his agenda (or Palin's if something happens to McCain at any point... shudder the thought) cannot pass carte blanche. There will be lots of oversight. And hell, McCain may actually even surprise us and find his long lost "inner Maverick" (the 2000 version of himself) and pull some doozies that'll piss off the conservative base. This seems unlikely since he's in the pocket of religious fanatics he once opposed... but hell, pigs could fly!
For the McCain supporters (aka RobMoney and NoFenders, pretty much)...
Don't worry, Obama isn't going to round up and enslave the white race. Relax. He won't even turn America into a socialist state. Maybe some rich people will pay more taxes, but Wall Street won't be turned into a communist soup kitchen or anything. So if you've been having some whimsical thoughts that you too could become a billionaire CEO... Obama's not going to do anything to you that you can't already handle. In other words, you richies will still have enough money to pay for that extra yacht. Maybe cheaper champagne is in order, but these are tough economic times so it's time to see how the other half live. :P
For the Nader/Barr/McKinney and other third party supporters (I guess perhaps sazi and travesty?)...
Keep on keeping on, I suppose.
Hope this helps!