Do you think our new president will change anything first term!?

Question

Frankly I think McCain is going to win, do I want him to? Not at all... Being a republican it scares me knowing that McCain is like Bush W. #2, I think not only will he continue the war but will do nothing about gas prices.

I haven't researched Obamma too much but I'm curious to know if the public is excited to see Bush out of office beause the new president is going to make big changes?

I mean I'm happy to see Bush out of office as well, but I have this sick feeling that nothing is going to change, at least not in the first term.

What do you all think? Do you think we can survive like this munch longer? I'm at the point where I don't watch the news sick of hearing about soldiers dieing, also I'm paying my fiances entire gas bill for the month to let me truck sit in the drive way because of the gas.

Milk is like $100 a gallon, when's it gonna stop? Will the next president change anything? Can he?

Answer 1

If you're a republican like you state, you should know that Bush and McCain are enemies and don't have anything in common. McCain and Bush don't think alike.

They do think that we shouldn't leave from Iraq now when everything seems to look good and knowing that we have a bigger chance of winning there.

Answer 2

Hay but obama is going to stop the war in iraq and even put gas pices lower thank if you live in a state that had war iraq you should vote for obama.

Answer 3

THe democrats  have blocked oil drilling, refinery construction and nuclear power for thirty years.  They attain power by 1. Buying votes by promising to fleece the rich who already pay most of the taxes.  2. Painting  republicans as n**i's even though Hitler called his movement National Socialism.  I ask you;  which party is more socialist?  3  Accusing republicans of being racist when it was the first republican president that freed the slaves.  You will seldom hear a peep about Eisenhour sending federal troops to enforce integration in Little Rock, Arkansas over the objections of the democrat governor.  If Obama wins you will get Jimmy Carter's second term.

Answer 4

I don't know what will happen but many in the rest of the world are hopeing Obamma will change a lot of things if he wins.

The fact that things are so bad is a good sign in a difficult way. It is only when people begin to hurt that they become willing to hear about the trouble we are all in because of capitolism and greed.

Our earth has many problems. Maybe we can help improve things if we are clear on what they are.

The change needs to be in the direction of sustainablity. Reducing greenhouse emmissions, addressing climate.

change as there is a state of war against us all. An emergency!

A very grave emergency, speeding due to human consumption. It's good your trucks in the driveway, I have the same issue with my VAN even though it's on autogas.

Janet

Answer 5

He or she will have a very difficult time, they don't create policy and enact it all on their own.  Say what you want about Bush, but he did not create this, it is not HIS war and we didn't get in this mess by his rule alone...

Answer 6

I don't think any major changes will take place in the first term, regardless of who is elected.

Answer 7

McCain has promised to change nothing,

Obama has promised change, while he slowly embraces all the failed Bush policies

so basically, we're screwed

Answer 8

Yes, there will be gradual troop withdrawals from Iraq and new tax legislation will be proposed to lower the burden on the middle class and make the rich pay their fair share. New technology will be funded to relieve the fuel crisis, and universal health care plans will be proposed.

To make these things happen, we not only need a new Pres; we need a strong Dem congress. Vote Dem in Nov.

Answer 9

I think that if McCain is in office, nothing will change

I think that if Obama is in office, all kinds of c**p is going to change

but are we so desperate to get bush out of office that we will accept any kind of change

I am interested and scared of what will happen in the next few years in this country

Good luck on your decision

this is the first year that I will not participate in an election

I can't in good judgment pick either one of them

Answer 10

There is fairly little that a new President can do in their first term in this case because they are going to inherit the enormous deficit, the continuing war, which regardless of what anyone says, I remain convinced that the US will be engaged in with money and forces for at least a few more years. Honestly, I think its reasonable to call Sen. Obama the frontrunner for the moment (but that could easily change), but I think he's potentially digging a hole for himself. He's riding this wave of the people wanting change, real change, going with someone completely different. A lot of people I think have high hopes for him, they think he's going to be able to work this magic, and, honestly, he seems intelligent and competent enough, but there is relatively little he can do. But people are going to expect great things out of him if he's elected and if he can't deliver, and I don't think he can deliver to the extent that a lot of people want and even expect him to, then that's going to cause him some problems when he's trying to get re-elected. You have to realize, the era of 1993-2009 two term Clinton and two term Bush, is the first time since 1801-1825, which covered the two term Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe administrations, and "the era of good feelings", that you've had more than one consecutive two term Presidents, who served out the full two terms. Given the history, I'd say its likely that the next President, whoever it is, will be a one-termer. There's going to be a lot of expectations for the next President, but if they can't deliver, and it will be hard to, its going to be a thankless job and people will get sick of them pretty quick.

Answer 11

Not much will change. There's still a congress to go through, besides gas is a international problem, not a presidential. Troops won't come home immediately either, and they shouldn't. So you're expecting way to much already.

Answer 12

If we get out of Iraq and stop spending $5-10 billion a week there, we can start paying off our debt.  This will strengthen the dollar, lower gas and food prices and increase wages.

Of course McCain will never do this so we'd better vote Obama.