It wouldn't surprise me one bit to find out that Bush's candidacy has been supported by certain foreign governments (and large corporations that are more powerful than most governments) for the express purpose of weakening the U.S. and eventually taking it over. Direct military action will hardly be needed when the debts go so high that all the land must be sold cheaply to make payments.

In any case, it can't be very long before the U.S. collapses. The economic star of the U.S. is falling, while China's and other's stars are rising.

Also, the ranks of the terrorists have exploded under Bush's leadership and I fully expect that trend to continue. The “thanks for your vote” gifts that Bush will give are pink slips and more terror alerts. In addition, I don't expect the great divides in America to heal any time in the next 50 years, since Bush's people have already said that they believe they now have a “mandate.” So, when they talk about reconcilliation, it really means that they want to continue to rape us and they expect not to hear any whisper of resistance. They're not planning to start listening at any point.

The trouble is that liberals really are nice people and no one is afraid of them. If liberals were the sort of people who would firebomb conservatives' homes, then they might get some respect. Well, even a rabbit will fight back if it gets really cornered, so I suppose we'll have to wait and see what happens after the shock wears off.