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kentuck

(115,635 posts) Wed Jul 24, 2013, 05:56 PM Jul 2013

Look into your smoky crystal ball and tell us... [View all]

If we keep the political status quo for the next 10 years, with a Republican Congress and a Democratic President, where will we be as a nation?

Will we be booming with full employment? Will we be nearing a balanced budget? Will we be out of all our wars? Will we be energy independent?

Or will we continue to sink deeper and deeper into the partisan quicksand?

How badly do we need change?

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Look into your smoky crystal ball and tell us... [View all] kentuck Jul 2013 OP

Given demographics, the GOP won't hold Congress for ten years unless they moderate. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #1

The Senate is what worries me. I hope to goodness we can hold on to matthews Jul 2013 #3

Better to have the veto power, but I agree. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #5

They understand that... TDale313 Jul 2013 #6

They're one bad cycle from losing Congress. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #8

Here's hoping for a huge wave election... TDale313 Jul 2013 #9

Underwater, Literally and figuratively. Downwinder Jul 2013 #2

It'll suck and make any Democratic president impotent. Drunken Irishman Jul 2013 #4

Eenie meenie chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak! longship Jul 2013 #7