What if Kerry is elected?

[Dude_Doc]

Okay, let's assume that Bush looses the election, and there is probably no hope for the Independent Party (or whatever it is called). So, Kerry wins, and becomes president of the United States.

But my question is - what will change?

Say, the war on terrorism? The situation in Iraq? What if US troops are forced to stay in Iraq because of the violence?

[Wolf]

Democrats will feel vindicated, and the United States will probably stay in Iraq for as long as it was going to, anyway.

[danielsh]

1. There are several third parties: the Socialist Party, the Green Party, the Communist Party, etc. etc.

2. If Kerry wins the election, he will probably repeal Bush's tax cuts and the USA PATRIOT Act, raise taxes in order to balance the budget, cut spending on defense (esp. "Star Wars"), and so on. As to the mess that Bush got us into in Iraq, I doubt that Kerry can just yank the troops out, but he will probably develop an exit strategy. The war on terror will probably keep going as it has. Really, the most significant change is that we won't be dealing with the most secretive administration in recent history, or a moronic inarticulate lying president, or a bloodthirsty arch-conservative cabinet, or anything else to do with this administration in particular.

[exatreide]

What if Kerry is elected?

The world will be a better place.  :)

[ordos45]

Taxes will raise, the USA Patriot Act and No Child Left Behind (HAHA) will be repealed.  Probably the Draft will be reinstated, because our troops will be combat fatigued and can't stay in Iraq for years per unit, they need fresh replacements.  Some cuts on defense spending.

[Wolf]

I think that the US will slow down a little and evaluate what its policies really are. I sincerely doubt that electing Kerry will enact any major changes in the US government, nor do I think that Kerry's election will "doom" America, as many Bush supporters are wont to say. I do think that he will attempt to repeal the PATRIOT Act, but with a Republican majority in Congress, this is a long-shot. In fact, except for trying to enact new legislation -- which, even there, he may be defeated -- I do not think that Kerry's election will do anything but make the world breathe a little safer and eliminate long-run possibilities of neoconservative policy being enacted within the next 4-8 years, because of Kerry's veto.

[danielsh]

The Republican majority is being contested, actually. Based on the ads I've seen on liberal blogs, it seems as though there are a few key seats up for grabs.

[me=Dan]crosses his fingers.[/me]

[Wolf]

At least you're not as bad as Miles is, Dan. Earlier today, he told me that the NRA was turning against Bush. Which, if you paid any attention to the convention they just had, is a long-shot, if even accurate to begin with.

[Dude_Doc]

1. There are several third parties: the Socialist Party, the Green Party, the Communist Party, etc. etc.

Yes, but I don't think they will be elected for some time.

[otheymzefedaykin]

And if his ennemy choose an anthem : it will be this

Here comes the time

When we'll need a real change

When the world must come together at one

There are people dying

And we don't care about

We try to make a better world

For me... and me

We fuck the world

We fuck the children

We fuck the world, the forest and the sea

So let us doing

We make our own business

Just for the U. S. A.

And swore destroying your planet

To make money

We fuck the world

We fuck the children

We fuck the world, the forest and the sea

So let us doing

They are people dying

And we don't care about

We try a better to make a world

For me... and me

We work for the beauty of America

[GUNWOUNDS]

kerry is no different than bush... except for that kerry said he WILL raise taxes....

so if kerry gets  elected... it will be the same old shit as usual.... just with HIGHER taxes...

only a dipshit thinks its gonna be cake and cream for everyone if kerry wins....

???

[Anathema]

If Kerry is elected, foreign relations will improve- that much is certain.

[HasimirFenring]

kerry is no different than bush... except for that kerry said he WILL raise taxes....

so if kerry gets  elected... it will be the same old shit as usual.... just with HIGHER taxes...

only a dipshit thinks its gonna be cake and cream for everyone if kerry wins....

???

I wouldn't quite say that.  Kerry is a shade better than bush.  Foreign relations would improve for sure, and he would probably impliment a saner economic policy.  Other than that, I support Kerry only becuase I want to stop the harm bush is doing to America.

[GUNWOUNDS]

I wouldn't quite say that.

[GUNWOUNDS]

what i want to know is .... are people voting for kerry ?  .... or are they voting against Bush.... theres a big difference.

[HasimirFenring]

what i want to know is .... are people voting for kerry ?  .... or are they voting against Bush.... theres a big difference.

I've asked myself the same question, and I don't like the answer.  Kerry, although he has some good, sensible positions and will probably improve life in America (although not as much as some would have you believe), is really only popular becuase so many people are outraged by bush and want him out.

[exatreide]

I really dont see how anyone can vote for bush...He has done nothing for america, not one good thing, and dont list going to war with nations becouse of false intellegence a good thing  ::)

[Wolf]

I am bothered by much the same thing. In the rush to show Bush the door, how do we know we are not simply replacing him with a man who is taking advantage of the current outrage to put himself in power and institute his own different, but equally-insane, ideas? Personally, if we have to throw Bush out, do it and put in John McCain as president. He doesn't even want the job. That's more than enough qualification.

[EWS]

I really dont see how anyone can vote for bush...He has done nothing for america, not one good thing, and dont list going to war with nations becouse of false intellegence a good thing  ::)

Why do you all think that going to war was a bad thing?  Especially over "false evidence."  Can you 100% say that is true?  What if Bush has never been told that they were false?  What if he went to war on what he thought was true, then you cannot really argue with him!

[exatreide]

what he thought was true, not what he knew. Its horible to lose american lifes on a maybe , but not hard solid evidence

[Wolf]

It's also horrible to lose 40,000 Americans a year to drunk drivers. We will never know all the reasons why those Americans drank, drove, and died. Yet, we are okay with those deaths than with the deaths of 750 Americans who volunteered for duty, knew the risks, did their duty, and died trying? They were soldiers. That is all one need to know. Yes, perhaps it is sad that a leader sent them to die, but if that leader believed what they were fighting for was worth it, then why must we fault him? We (Americans) will condemn a man for the deaths of 750 soldiers, but we will not take any strong steps to curb drunk driving when it kills 40,000? Inexcusable.

Furthermore, I looked at John Kerry's site. Here is the second point he has about the war; "We have to succeed in Iraq. We simply can

[GUNWOUNDS]

I really dont see how anyone can vote for bush...He has done nothing for america, not one good thing, and dont list going to war with nations becouse of false intellegence a good thing

[Wolf]

One good thing for Bush? He rolled back the steel tariff, opening up the door to free trade, an economically-sound and proven trading policy that allows for growth in specialized American industries, lower prices on steel and other goods for which steel is an input, greater profits, and a greater standard of living on the whole for the American people.

[Anathema]

Steel tariffs that he imposed in the first place, and only repelled after threats from the EU to impose tariffs of their own.

[Wolf]

Hey, it's still a good thing! And, I'm surprised I found it.