Knowing what we know now after 3 years of Obama. Since half of Bush's second term was spent as a lame duck because of the 2006 election results, do you think this nation would have been better off today if Kerry had won in 2004?
I'm wondering if perhaps the American people would have thrown out Kerry after his first term and we may have won the Presidency in 2008. Just a thought.
Personally, unlike many here I was a BIG fan of GWB during his first term. His second term, however, he acted more like a liberal. Not as much got done (at least not as much for us conservatives).
Would we have Obama today if Kerry had won in 2004? And if we did, would things have been as bad as they are now?
History would favor that we would still have Kerry in office and dems would be contemplating candidates for his replacement with Obama at the top of the list.
“Personally, unlike many here I was a BIG fan of GWB during his first term. His second term, however, he acted more like a liberal. Not as much got done (at least not as much for us conservatives).”
Justice Roberts, Justice Alito (albeit after some arm wringing)
If Kerry had won in 2004, that might have led to a conservative awakening in 2006, somewhat like what happened in 1994. Further, even if the Democrats had managed to stonewall any attempts at reforming FannieMae/FreddyMac (as they did under Bush), at least they'd be stuck taking the blame for it. On the other hand, gutless RINOs might have let the Democrats blame the GOP, much as they do today, causing the country to get into just as big a mess as it's in today. Hard to say.