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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I go have a coffee for an hour and miss 200+ posts...
CNN's info
is pretty straight forward to use for anyone trying to graph this shit. By 12 EST we should have a pretty good indication of who won.
Obama's currently leading in Ohio which is a Very Good Sign. Daily show coverage starts at 11, right? Till then I think I'll stick with minecraft and periodically check here.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?@randomtropeloser
I do, to some extent. I think many here believe that the first four years laid the foundation for Obama administration: setting up a healthcare reform that is partially not in effect, ending war in Iraq/planning to withdraw from Afghanistan, and generally propping things back up. The second term will be the president's real opportunity to change things.
edited 6th Nov '12 5:58:20 PM by Trivialis
Maybe that's because all of Bush's disaster (The debt, Iraq, Afghanistan, the recession) transferred over to Obama? (In fairness the recession was not all Bush's fault.)
Romney said he'd eliminate Obamacare. So that would be different.
edited 6th Nov '12 5:58:15 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Well I think Obama would have changed more things if the Republicans let him. My big fear is that we'll go from more of the same (a recovering economy and job market along with slowly improving social issues) to the economic tailspin and 1950s era social scene that Mitt could bring about. It's basically a choice between slow and steady improvement and regression to me.
BBC called Mississippi to Romney. I wonder why...
edited 6th Nov '12 5:57:40 PM by EarlOfSandvich
I now go by Graf von Tirol.If Obama wins, and the Democrats don't pick up gains in the House... No. Nothing significantly different... If Romney wins, and the Democrats hold to Harry Reid's promise of acting like Republicans? No. Nothing significantly different.
If the house picks up some Democrats with Obama or Romney wins w/o Ried & co sticking to their guns... Then things will change. Better or worse, depending on your position...
The second term the house knows it's stuck with the president for four years so they're a bit more bendy. They might actually get something done now that they're not trying to prevent a second term.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?edited 6th Nov '12 6:01:30 PM by RadicalTaoist
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.

Will someone remind me when it's about time to tune in to Comedy Central's stuff? (That's 11 PM EST.)
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