It may be 1776 soon. That’s the rumblings I’m hearing.
I have been thinking 1968, only the roles are reversed. The candidate talking anti-war got elected ‘now’ and ‘later’.
Hillary will challenge BHO in 2012.
He’s in over his head now. Two years from now will be a good Republican year.
I have been thinking 1968, only the roles are reversed. The candidate talking anti-war got elected ‘then’ and ‘later’.
I believe it will be a lot like the late 70’s, we already have had the gas lines and we will all be wearing sweaters. I am looking forward to the 80’s already.
"Where is my Reagan? Don't say it's John McCain. Where have all the conservatives gone?"
The novelty of a black president will soon wear off.
I see obama and the democrats raising taxes on the “evil” corporations, and as those taxes always get passed on to us, I see a period of inflation.
I remember Carter and the inflation that his policies brought about. It was my first year of marriage, and we had no cash. It was tough going to the grocery store and seeing prices rise every week.
What are the best casual defences that one can take against inflation on a daily basis? Buy stuff now, before the price rises? What will rise with obama’s priorities, besides energy? I fully expect my electric bill to go through the roof.
I was 18 that year, voting in my first Presidential election in my freshman year in college, and cast an absentee ballot for Jerry Ford. I recall working at our campus radio station the night Carter was elected, as we got the news on yellow tractor paper freshly spit out of a giant, four-foot tall UPI teletype machine.
I ripped off the sheet and brought it over to the news desk, and distinctly recall thinking: "Oh, well. It's a fresh start for the country".
Yeah, that worked out well.
Iran had a nice time toying with Jimmy. Now they have another great chance.
More like 1917 in Russia. Keep the powder dry ... this time the White Army will defeat the Reds ...
You know, when I was thinking about the Carter administration, it dawned on me how often the Left nominates dark horses for president, while the Right tends to nominate war horses.
It reflects the Left's detachment from reality. They're always looking for the next messiah, while the Right is looking for someone with common sense. Experience is a plus for conservatives, but a minus for Leftists, since experience demonstrates that there are no political messiahs.
1976 and 2008 are worlds apart in similarity.
For one, innocents died long ago. We’re involved in multiple conflicts, the world economy is coming apart at the seams and the President elect is Black.
I hope there will be no Supreme Court justices retiring in the next 2 -4 years.
Nicely expressed.
Unfortunately for our nation, the change and optimism of the man from Plains did not translate into Presidential success. Energy crises were responded to by calls for conservation, lowering thermostats and wearing sweaters. Government borrowing and spending increased. The federal budget deficit ballooned. The economy suffered from massive inflation, high interest rates, oil shortages, high unemployment, slow economic growth and sharp declines in productivity.