While I am nowhere near a Kerry fan, I wouldn't say "disastrous". We all survived 8 years of Clinton without much real fanfare other than some BJ's and lies about stupid stuff. In our day-to-day lives, not much was different. Actually, taxes were slightly higher under Clinton but the IRS was rebuked into given the taxpayers the benefit of the doubt (that is gone now). Abortion was legal then, it's legal now. Not a whole heck of a lot has changed.
Oh, Janet Jackson can't show here boob on TV anymore. I guess that's a good thing.
What would be the state of the War on Terror?
I don't know. Clinton was bombing aspirin factories in Sudan to divert attention from his under-desk BJ's. Those dudes will bomb when it is politically advantageous.
What would be the state of the economy with the tax cuts that would have quickly come about under Kerry.
I think you mean tax increases. And Bush outspent Clinton by magnitudes, so get ready to reach in your wallet. While taxes went down a fraction, state taxes increased, personal property taxes increased, healthcare costs skyrocketed, gas prices went up, wages stagnated a bit, bankruptcies are about to become history ... etc, etc. So net profit to a family at the end of the year is really more or less the same if you were to crunch the numbers of the average families.
Tax cuts always balance out with higher fees elsewhere. It's called "status-quo economics". If they don't get you up-front, the get you on the back end. It's more or less a wash.
The entire Middle East would be in a state of jihad.
Oh yeah, the middle east is real peaceful.
I am not willing to toss the baby out with the bathwater over one issue I may disagree with the President on.
That's like saying "He's a really nice guy other than being a serial killer". The issue of treasonous behavior is far too big to overlook because your taxes were cut and you can't show your privates on network TV anymore.