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As a partisan Republican I'd prefer that Bush should win.

As an investor, a Kerry Presidency and a Republican Congress means gridlock. Gridlock historically is good for the investment climate as no meaningful legislation is likely to be passed.

I'll cry all the way to the bank. Either way...

The Republican Senate, however, would likely rubberstamp all the Kerry liberal court nominees in the name of the Orrin G. Hatch brand of "fairness."

Maybe.

The Dean campaign is talking about switching from Dean to a Democrats for Congress strategy. Since Kerry has no coattails, this could give them a lock on the Senate and erode our Congressional majorities. In 2 years, w/the House and 1/3 of the Senate up for grabs and most of that will go w/the party of the WH.

Repeal of the tax cuts will hit the market in ways that erode profits of companies and of investors.

Rubin-style manipulation could create another bubble.

Whoever wins will appoint a new Fed Chairman who will be more amenable to co-ordination of monetary policy w/Europe.

Energized enivronmentalists will stop domestic energy extraction.

A national gas tax will take another 20 cents/gal out of everyone's pocket.

Txes on non-PC foods will be enacted, controlling how we eat and raising all grocery bills for anyhting except tofu and veggies imported from elsewhere.

Living wage laws will put more people out of work and fuel more inflation.

The protectionist policies being put forward as a solution to job erosion will increase inflation, which will be blamed on supply-siders, as will the ensuing depression.

Military spending will be slashed and the intel agencies will again be constrained, so the budget will appear balanced.

Gridlock is a myth. Right now, all that keeps supply-side policy continuing is the knowledge that the WH will veto. It is 2 slight majorities plus a Republican President that allows the whips in Congress to arm-twist Republicans and even then, we have tight votes and we lose major votes.

Intimidated Republicans in Congress will seek compromise at every turn.

Instant legalization of all immigrants will be in place, as will invitations to the entire world to come here and stay there until we have a situation as bad as that in Holland. It will take 8-12 years for people living in non-border states to feel the impact and they will still not be able to change it back.

Democrats will take control of more states, increasing state and local taxes and offering more of a welcome to immigrants and less co-operation w/any anti-terrorism laws.

Liberal activist judges will be elected, nominated, appointed. This will ensure that what money you have will be an effective target for theft, as we will be unarmed and judges will be afraid to incarcerate the perps. LEO will cry that they need more money to enforce the laws, so the laws will be liberalized.

The resultant terror attacks will be blamed on Bush's policies and the country wil have more areas sucking in tax monies for rebuilding while not contributing to the economy.
This money will ensure more Dems get elected to vote for it and distribute it to everyone except law enforcement and security.

The great lower-middle class will just stop voting and the intimidation of anyone in education will be intense, resulting in more Federal control of the inculcation machine called public education.

But, of course, all that matters is the feeling of wealth. The Democrats learned that in the 90s. So you will laugh all the way to the bank. And the Left will laugh all the way to the handoff of America to the UN & international taxes, wealth taxes, death taxes & taxes we haven't heard about yet.

Yeah, let's bring back the 90s. That's the ticket.

"I'll cry all the way to the bank. Either way..."

no you wont

gridlock is uaually good but this time it wont be. Tax cuts are scheduled for elimination unless Congress acts. So this time gridlock will be the same as a DEM congress and DEM president.

Kerry wants to eliminate the dividends and capital gains tax cut and all he has to do is sit by and let it expire