Obama has set things up nicely. More and more people expect the Government to take care of them by going after the rich. One more "crisis" should be all the excuse they need to push us into full blown socialism.

I said it on other forums. And maybe I said it here.

My fellow citizens (not I, for I voted against him both times) elected Mister Thompson as President. Or make that "Head of State." (Remember: Ayn Rand said she refused to dignify the villainous Mr. Thompson, Kip Chalmers, and the unnamed ancestor of Lee Hunsaker with the titles of "President" and "Member of Congress." Hence, generic titles like "Head of State" and "Legislature.")

So we elected Mr. Thompson.

I'm still waiting for the unveiling of the real-life equivalent of the Thompson Harmonizer.

We have many to "thank" for allowing us to live in such interesting times.

Some historians set the start of the decline of the Roman Empire at around the time of Julius Caesar and Augustus. The Roman and US constitutions have a number of likenesses and similar evolution from their beginning until they became essentially a political tool used, interpreted or ignored. The US constitution seems to be at the same “evolutionary” place that the Roman constitution was just before Julius Caesar installed himself as emperor. If this is true and we can use Rome as a template, maybe we can expect the US to drift into a long decline for the next 250 years until Washington D.C. is sacked.
The above scenario would probably fit into a picture of people sitting around in a futuristic fantasy world with embedded electronic devices. Inflation will get out of control while higher and higher taxes are required to fund ever expanding entitlements. The decline will be exacerbated by poverty, cultural decay, loss of borders and language degeneration.
Magic Dog

This reminds me of a trend were seeing in our area of California, and may be happening elsewhere. We are seeing lots of petty vandalism by lower-class young people: keying nice cars, spilling paint all over the road at rush hour to watch communters screw up their cars (recently happened to me), and young people slamming thier bodies into roll-up garage doors (doing $1000 or more in damage). This is just mindless stuff that's really growing in popularity. I see it as a trend against those who own something nice, simply. It's probably a sign of things to come.

DON'T BLAME ME. I VOTED FOR THE AMERICAN.