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seosan08 · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: Korea

After Mr. Obama is installed in office, what do you expect to happen during the first 100 days of his regime? For one thing, there's the crash looming over our heads like the Sword of Damicles, 3 supreme court justice seats are going to be coming up. I suggest for one ammo might be made illegal, and then supported by an activist court when challenged.

Also, what do you think the market will do in reaction, if anything? I look forward to reading the answers...

sharkey · Joined: 12 Oct 2008

white trash republicans will try to kill him

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

VanIslander · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

regime?

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

I dislike "the first one-hundred days" yardstick. Too much pressure on a new president to "do something." Let him settle into the position and set his own pace.

bacasper · Joined: 26 Mar 2007

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

You seem to have missed the target of that criticism-by-ridicule.

In any case, Bacasper, provided he takes office through constitutional means, I support the President. Semper Fi.

sojourner1 · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject:

Seek to pass bills on raising taxes while making many program cut backs? Put a bug out on finding an end to the Iraq war? Pump some money into incubating new American companies that will create jobs and domestically produced products?

If America is going to pay it's debt, individually and nationally, and get the ball rolling there has to be more domestic enterprising and more job opportunities that are real career opportunities instead of low paying going nowhere kind of jobs. So many have their heads in the clouds that it's all good when it's just been credit propping up a lifestyle instead of positive cash inflows.

Hopefully this new president does things to bring money and efforts back home where it's needed. How many other countries are going broke and driving it's people to a state of misery trying to help others? 0

Jandar · Joined: 11 Jun 2008

Bring the boys home and bring the money home.

ddeubel · Joined: 20 Jul 2005

Personally I don't expect much.....

I've been disappointed by how he has changed and I guess that is the price of gaining the golden fleece. However I"m glad that he is a choice that does bring some change, if only in perception (which is still a lot). The best possible under the circumstances...

But I'll offer this video I made -- dedicated to Gopher.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2912044402908760448

cheers,
DD
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

Looks good, Ddeubel.

TopalovVeselin · Joined: 10 Oct 2008

He will invite the President of Iran for a "casual conversation" at the White House upon election.

RJjr · Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Location: Turning on a Lamp

I think our deepening economic problems will be the driver of American policies moreso than any ideas currently being paraded in this election season. Obama, just like Bush and McCain, has a lot of expensive ideas, but the U.S. Treasury will be too broke. Tax revenues are already looking quite pathetic on the local and state levels. I know it's stating the obvious, but those are the same taxpayers who pay federal taxes.

So in the first 100 days, I guess we'll get a speech on how our ass is broke and things like "sacrifice" and "the greater good" will be thrown around a lot as we continue to spiral into socialism.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Given that Inauguration Day is very close to the time universities are starting their second semester and an awful lot of parents/students are very concerned about where they are going to get the money to pay for tuition for next semester--what with their college fund in the dumpster, I suspect there will be some kind of program announced for cheap loans for education. Otherwise, there might be a lot of empty seats in the schools.

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

That is not what my university is projecting at all, Ya-ta Boy. Professors, and those students who care, will suffer beginning next academic year: more students in class per professor to save costs -- along with a hiring freeze; and some administrators may lose their positions. But admissions and enrollment remain high and steady. All classes are still on the books for next semester, and indeed for the next two years (that is as far as it ever goes ahead). Further, all the Greek houses remain full and overflowing, as do the dormitories.