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molson · 09-02-2010, 09:00 AM

I think the possibility of an Obama term is simple.

-Economy continues to recover (however slowly): 2nd Term
-Double-Dip recession in the next few quarters (last economic survey I saw put the odds of this at about 30%): New president.

That weird ugly guy from the 90s was right about the economy.

If this was a different, less partisan time, an upstart Democrat might have a chance to really make some waves and attack Obama and go for the nomination, but that can't happen anymore. Which is too bad, because if that was even POSSIBLE, I think we'd see a different Obama. When his competition is Newt and Palin - you pretty much need to just play not to lose.

If I didn't read the paper, I wouldn't at all the know the difference between different presidents being in power. I was just thinking about that the other day. Don't get me wrong, there's important, world-changing stuff in the newspapers that doesn't involve me - but I wonder what % of Americans' lives are actually impacted either way.

09-02-2010, 09:00 AM	#10996
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I think the possibility of an Obama term is simple. -Economy continues to recover (however slowly): 2nd Term -Double-Dip recession in the next few quarters (last economic survey I saw put the odds of this at about 30%): New president. That weird ugly guy from the 90s was right about the economy. If this was a different, less partisan time, an upstart Democrat might have a chance to really make some waves and attack Obama and go for the nomination, but that can't happen anymore. Which is too bad, because if that was even POSSIBLE, I think we'd see a different Obama. When his competition is Newt and Palin - you pretty much need to just play not to lose. If I didn't read the paper, I wouldn't at all the know the difference between different presidents being in power. I was just thinking about that the other day. Don't get me wrong, there's important, world-changing stuff in the newspapers that doesn't involve me - but I wonder what % of Americans' lives are actually impacted either way. Last edited by molson : 09-02-2010 at 09:02 AM.