2013-02-14, 19:16 | Link #3 |
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I think part of the problem is that people really expect their next president to solve (or exacerbate) all of the problems of their nation. If people really want that then a shift to a monarchy makes sense, like in star wars elect a king every x years so that he can reinvent the whole country.
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2013-02-14, 20:47 | Link #6 |
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Elected Royalty. With term limites.
On a Star Wars tangent, Chancellor Palpatine was over on his term limits as well when the Clone Wars started (using the secession emergency to stall elections) leading to his appointing himself Emperor at war's end after having served as Chancellor for 13 years or so at that point. Term limits would seem to be 8 years for that office, though I can't say if Senators to the Republic have such limits.
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2013-02-14, 21:40 | Link #12 | |
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So wall street will reign supreme, no matter what puppet gets his turn at the bat. |
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2013-02-14, 22:11 | Link #14 |
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The economy will perform poorly over those years and the president will be blamed for it. Why will the economy perform poorly you may ask? The problems of debt and bank deregulation have not been dealt with, merely postponed. Politicians have just kicked the can for the last few years but eventually that can will hit a wall. I think the wall will be reached some time between 2016-2020. It is just a WAG so take it for what it is.
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2013-02-14, 22:11 | Link #15 | |
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I hope someone really exceptional comes out of the woodwork for 2016. My dad says that the best candidates are often weeded out well before the nominees are selected (ala 2000, where he says that he thinks Dan Quail was the best option). |
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2013-02-15, 00:56 | Link #16 | |
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Ashley Judd (hot) vs Mitch McConnel (old jackass).
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