I do not think this country could survive a Romney or Perry Presidency

[edhopper]

And I think we have a 50/50 chance.

What the Congress and the President are doing will only hurt the economy more. And we know what comes out of this super committee will be devastating to working people. So Obama is setting himself up for a very tough race.
If we get a GOP POTUS we are toast. And Dems seem to want to help.

[Rex]

1. I think they have no chance. None.

But that's just me.

[edhopper]

3. Heard that we would keep Congress in 2010

how did that turn out.

Heard GWB had no chance. None.
Another win for us.

[Rex]

12. That was then and this is now.

Get with the program.

[edhopper]

25. Heard that before too

[Taverner]

2. I'm wondering if this country could survive any presidency...

Hell, even FDR couldn't save this place now...

[Sparkly]

6. I might have a little hope

if there were anything like an FDR in sight.

[RKP5637]

8. I have to agree with you! I think we've gone over the edge, and if the R's

get the presidency in 2012 IMO we're headed for a theocratic dystopia. There are IMO too many of the faithful herd that would jump right on the bandwagon for an evangelist if they twisted the messaging just right.

Logic pales in the 'new' America, and often Americans vote in their worst interest. I hope some country is willing to accept refugees in 2012. I just don't see a rosy picture for most Americans. Those with the cornered wealth are going to do just fine and they won't even notice a theocratic dystopia.

Damn, I wish I could be more optimistic, but the handwriting's been on the wall awhile. These republican hopefuls are a crazy bunch of F'ers and most Americans IMO do not really pay very good attention to what candidates are really about. Too many fall for the MSM sound bites and the powerful marketing hype.

The economy will be hung on Obama, and they can make a pretty powerful message of that. I'm not saying the R's are going to win in 2012, but I certainly can't help thinking about the 'what if."

[Taverner]

15. Quite honestly, if the theocrats try to pull a Hitler, they'll tear the country asunder

What is looming on the horizon is the breakup of the USA. Many things may lead to this eventuality, but there will be no way for anyone to maintain rule over the whole of it.

In the next 10 years, I predict the USA will break up. At this point, it's the only thing we can do.

[RKP5637]

22. Sometime ago Putin said something to that effect, that America would

eventually regionalize. I've often wondered if America is just too large and complex anymore for the governing structure of the country. The model worked better IMO when we were smaller and not beset with these seemingly unresolvable differences.

I agree with you that this will eventually happen. In 2012 we'll have a better idea of just now F'ed this country is and where we are headed.

I don't think the theocrats are ever going to stop, their agenda is to tear the country asunder and bring on their rapture. They are sooooo F'ed up I really have trouble wrapping my head around it all. They seem to be all about authoritarianism, oppression, misery and destruction. What a combination.

[Taverner]

27. I could see USA dissolves, defaults on debt but that's OK

States become sovereign nations. Maybe the South tries to go CSA. Shades of Justinian.

California and (ulp) Texas rule the Americas.

[sweetapogee]

26. you kinda sound

like a prophet of armageddon. Cheer up friend!

[Taverner]

29. Everything changes. This is not a bad thing.

All empires fade

It's the nature of empires

This is not a bad thing

Ask a Roman, a Londoner, a Mexico City-ian or a Athenian today...

[liberal N proud]

4. We are on the edge now

another republican President would nail the coffin shut.

[edhopper]

5. And a big enough percentage of the American voter

do not see that. It could be bad.

[RKP5637]

10. That and bury the country miles underground with no hope of recovery. And

sadly many Americans would stumble around wondering WTF happened. Many Americans just do not pay attention to what is going on IMO. I've come across a lot of people that had no idea what the recent election in WI was all about, just a deer in the headlight look, what election. Huh?

[TheKentuckian]

7. We're probably hosed regardless but any TeaPubliKlan will finish us pretty quick.

[demosincebirth]

9. ...and many here, too.

[Cool Logic]

11. Are you kidding me? We survived little george; thus, we can survive anything.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. Romney won't survive the attacks from within his own party.

His biggest problem is the nuts on the right.

[Nye Bevan]

14. So we can survive the War of 1812, World Wars 1 and 2, Vietnam, the Korean War,

the Great Depression, Watergate, and 9/11, but not the presidency of Mitt Romney?

I think you underestimate us.

[Little Star]

17. +1

[edhopper]

24. There will still be a country

called America, it will just be a horrible place to live if you are not one of the rich elite.

[cwydro]

16. We can't survive any more Obama either. nt

[Little Star]

18. +1

[mmonk]

19. I doubt it will anyway. At least, not like we have known it.

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[sendero]

21. I think..

.. Perry is too stupid and too much a fundie to get the nomination.

I think Romney and Obama are about the same.

[RKP5637]

23. If I had my pick of the R's Romney would

be less destructive to the country IMO if he won than any of the other R's.

[Imagevision]

28. GOP will simpmy to continue where Bush&Cheney left off...