The problem here really isn't the Republicans- they're just doing what they do every four years. The problem is the American public, which is apt to vote in a completely distinguished mentally-challenged manner on a host of issues that don't matter and won't get addressed no matter who is President. "They wanna take away mah guns and kill babies! I'ma stop that!" Well dipshit, it doesn't really matter who you voted for. No one is gonna take away your guns and babies are gonna get killed no matter what. But there are some issues that could have been addressed if you weren't dumb enough to vote like a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow, just minor stuff like massive imbalances in wealth, soaring health care costs, the climate crisis, etc etc. You know, the little things.
The problem is that Americans are prone to vote for vengeful yahoos who represent the worst in them. You've got to be MEANER than the other guy. Clinton got that and so did his wife. Every once in a while Americans will take a flier on an inspirational leader (Kennedy) but more and more, I'm starting to think that's not the case this year. The only good news is that the Dems will undoubtedly add to their majorities in both houses and will probably be pissed enough to actually do something about McCain. Of course they won't have enough to override vetoes but oh well.
Long term, the news is good. More and more places are becoming less Republican, and as there are more people without white skin in the country this will only increase. But this year I'm about as pessimistic as I've ever been, and if McCain wins this year even a dem victory in 2012 could suck if it was a moderate dem like Hillary.
