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Yes Im afraid the USA is undoubtedly in decline.
Frankly, I’m not sure the British Empire is the best possible example for us to laud as an example of all that is good and should be preserved. We removed ourselves from that Empire by force and I see no reason why its perpetuation should have been considered an imperative.
Which is not to say that what replaced it was always an improvement.
Whether this country will continue down the road of decline will depend on whether we can read these signposts and change course in time.
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Barn door...horse...and all that.
The progressives have won, and the rest of us will just have to live with our coming Third World status.
President of American Decline.
(Vanity) | 9 November 2012 | areukiddingme1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2957538/posts
Posted on Friday, November 09, 2012 10:56:39 by areukiddingme1
Congratulations Mr. President on your most recent win in your bid for reelection – “Well Done.”
You have earned the right to be THE man responsible for America’s decline – Congratulations.
Your high water line is 23 million Americans unemployed, 8% unemployment for 42 consecutive months, 47 million Americans on food stamps, 6 trillion dollars in NEW debt, a declining military (with a looming 1 trillion dollar budget cut, laying off or firing many that voted for you), Iran on the verge of developing a nuclear bomb, threatening Israel’s peace and security, interest rates set to skyrocket (currently at 3.4% (average as of 9 Nov 12) for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage), and gas prices absolutely heading back up (you said so, currently $3.80 a gallon). These numbers are documented and frozen in time for you to be continuously measured against – You will either improve them, or make them worse.
With half of the country now paying closer attention to EVERY move you make and especially which way you move on the UN Arms Trade Treaty (potentially compromising American sovereignty, a move that flies in the face of the 2nd Amendment) you will not be able to outrun your record and I sincerely doubt that the media will remain complicit in your destruction of America (this time).
As you have pointed out on occasions to numerous to count that “you inherited” the worst economy since FDR, well, now you have TRULY inherited the worst economy since FDR and YOU inherited it from yourself – So, spin that.
There are moves that you are going to HAVE to make – Unarguably, these are going to be fiscally conservative moves – Or your high water mark will simply be the baseline at which you continued to grow government spending, increasing debt, deficits, unemployment, food stamps, and interest rates further degrading the once great American economy and most likely threaten another American credit rating downgrade – Which incidentally, on your watch has gone from AA+ to AA last April to now a AA minus. Debt to GDP heading to 110 or potentially 115 percent (you should be so proud of the job you are doing) up from 70% debt to GDP when you stepped into office (another high water mark 50% of the country will use to measure you by).
I believe the old saying; “a leopard can never change his spots.”
Will you allow yourself to “do the right thing,” and be fiscally responsible?
Or, will you double down on the same polices that made the economy you inherited worse?
Will you make the economy you inherited (this time, from you) even worse?
I seriously doubt that you will be able to help yourself and you will be the president that was on watch during America’s final days of greatness and you will be responsible for our decline – You will be known forever in history as President Decline, and you will have a lot in common with the Captain of the Titanic and the Captain of the Hindenburg – Good luck with the next four years.
Or, you can make me a liar and do the right thing?
India’s independence and the eviction of a large chunk of Muslims, especially the more extreme flavours of them, into Pakistan was one of the best things that happened to the Subcontinent. It made for a more cohesive India.
It may be news to many, but India’s republican constitution has more in alignment with the US constitution (which was used by the former’s framers as a reference) than with anything British.
Britain, in fact, doesn’t even have a written constitution to speak of.
Wasn’t it Churchill who regretted being wrong about India, on his deathbed?