I think we'd survive an Obama presidency. We just need to prepare for the probable consequences. I think a good rule of thumb would be to find out what the best barter currencies are in Zimbabwe are right now, and start stocking up before he takes office.
I wouldn’t be so concerned if not for the fact that both houses are democratic. And what we have passing for conservatives do not instill any confidence in me at all. Frankly, and I don’t want to sound negative, but I can see the writing on the wall. I think that the republic is really on the down slope.
Property means nothing in Zimbabwe if your skin color is white:
Zimbabwe Crisis: White Farming Couple Beaten And Kicked Off Land (The Telegraph (UK) 6-4-2008 David Blair)
This type of hate crime doesn't exist in the eyes of the world press.