November 05, 2008

"What Is To Be Done?"

Reynolds has a poll up on how you plan to react to the Obama election, so go vote someplace where you can still have an impact!

His options for "How do you plan to respond to the Obama-Biden victory?"

• [1] With celebration of hope and change!
• [2] With dignity and a determination to be the loyal opposition.
• [3] With Kos-style wild opposition.
• [4] With political organizing and an effort to support and identify better candidates.
• [5] I plan to drink heavily.

So far, 2 and 5 are the most popular approaches, with 4 coming in close behind. I plan to combine 2 and 4.


What I will not do is say "he's not my President." Because he is. This is democracy, and it means we don't always get our own way.

As a practical matter, the man will govern in accordance with his beliefs, and be voted out after four years like Carter was—or he will attenuate those beliefs enough to pose as a centrist, and have a chance at a second term. We'll see.

Posted by: Attila Girl at 07:42 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 Or he will attempt, with the willing help of a radical congress, to amend the constitution to allow more than two terms, or just come out and declare a coup and cancel elections in 2010.

Posted by: GunnerRobot at November 05, 2008 11:07 AM (w3aVF)

2 No, that would be more the style of the Bush/Cheney gang.

Posted by: yazoota at November 05, 2008 01:55 PM (ZET1q)

3 Barack is not my president, but he will be when he is inaugurated. I voted against him, and so did everyone at my church, but tonight I will ask for him to be put on our prayer list. As for Barack's post-presidency plans, he is the first president with a shot at becoming UN General Secretary. He may do nothing more than make the US more subordinate to that body, and then use the political capital from that to take the UN post.

Posted by: John at November 05, 2008 03:13 PM (F37XF)

4 Y: I take it you haven't gotten around to reading Liberal Fascism. You might want to take a peek: I realize the title is provocative, but I thought it was fascinating, and I swear I would have before I "converted" to libertarianism/conservatism.

Posted by: Attila Girl at November 06, 2008 12:25 AM (TpmQk)

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