4 more years???? no way he does not have 4 more years.... Lol the country cannot stand 4 more years of this so called"president" I only came in here to see what is going on in here and there are some good commentators here and I have enjoyed reading their posts ,but some in here do not have thier facts straight and know nothing about politics or even how our government is actually run!

I have to admit as an American expat that whenever I visit the US (which I love doing and I look forward to moving back some day) I am struck how oppressive "security" is. And I am not at all confident that if an error is made the authorities would make it right. I think Americans are all too willing to slam the jail doors shut on anybody who feels like a threat. And we also over-react and make a big deal out of nothing because we are afraid of our own shadow, I think. Maybe I shouldn't generalize, it's just an impression I get.

Why? You're enjoying the blood shed?

Currently, I look at the best resume - how long a person has been in politics. The political science training i have, which is only some college courses and about 8 years of working with a lobbyist for a professional organization i am active in, tells me that a presidental vote is a vote for the party - the person on the ballot is merely a figurehead. Having said that... I do NOT like the flavor of the Republican party lately - cramming religion into politics. That is scary scary rhetoric. I'm far from a heathen, but when I hear our president use terms like "axis of evil" and "God tells me to do this", i feel creeped out. Hello - you can't legislate morality, either. They better start singing a new tune or it will be a long time before i can vote for a Republican. As for flip flopping - I'd rather see that than some of the hard line crap i see. Situations change, evolve, so a different vote may be in order. I think it was Goerte who said, "i'd rather trust a man who has honest doubt than follow a man who thinks he's right about everything." (Think Hitler) I'm not for gun control - would like us to enforce the gun laws we have. i'm not for the death penalty. Any crime committed with a gun should be rewarded with no parole ever. I'll gladly pay the taxes it takes. I think an abortion descision belongs between a woman, her doctor and her God. No law should ever rule out all abortions - all that will do is make it so only rich women can get abortions - guess whose dirt poor babies will be born, and no body likes social programs. Poor women will be the ones who die from botched abortions. I am VERY MUCH against term limits - our system is such that let the voters decide who stays in office for however long they vote that person in. What term limits have done in California is cause a 60% new legislature every couple years - we have literally handed over the institutional memory (I mean the history of bills, the intent of law) to the office aides and lobbyists. Man, my fingers are tired.