2012 = 2008 via Gallup

[AlpsStranger]

For the love of Christ, don't tempt them. Given that Iran has something like 4 times the land area and more than twice the population, it would be an even bloodier mess. Might even require a draft to get the necessary manpower.

Right now, people only see the downsides of liberalism. As much as it pains me to say it, people have short memories and may need to see the downside of rampant conservatism more clearly. We need a dose of involuntary war and just a pinch of theocracy to wake people up.

I'm convinced that, despite being a pack of frightened imbeciles, the American voters are capable of doing the right thing once their vision is clarified a little. A little political correctness and 4% higher taxes won't seem like the end of the world after all. ( Not that I'm saying political correctness and high taxes are good, I'm saying that they are "downsides" of liberalism )

Again though, that's the Grima Wormtongue voice of my deepest, bitterest partisan lobe.

 

[Zack]

Romney's getting killed in Ohio - there's no way he wins the general election.