Col Ted — sadly America will continue the long tradition begun by Jimmy Carter, then Reagan (Beirut) and Clinton (Khobar Towers, Argentina, etc) of rolling over and playing dead for Iran. Iran will get it’s nukes, and we’ll lose cities. They’ve said what they want (nuke Israel out of existence, destroy America) and have done their best to do it. If you liked the party Khomeni and pals threw America in 79-80, or the Beirut Embassy and Marine Barracks bombings, or Khobar Towers, you’ll love the nuclear flash Ahmadinejad has planned for a major American City. Coming soon near you.
If GWB bombed the hell out of Iran, most Americans would cheer it. Payback has been a long time coming, they deserve it, not the least of which is killing our guys in Iraq. But Bush has the spine of a jellyfish, so he won’t. Sadly.
Whites have been told their racist by guys like Wright, Farrakhan, etc. for so long it’s lost any meaning. Instead you have identity politics, driven by spoils division. White voters know damn well that Black pols will drive policies and spoils to their backers. More taxes (out of white voters pockets) for more welfare and government employment (which excludes whites, check out your local DMV). Soft on crime policies (Blacks like it, white hate it). More affirmative action (taking away opportunities from whites to give to blacks).
Obama will get Blacks, College Kids (demographically small, recall the baby bust?) and professional yuppies (outnumbered significantly by blue collar whites). Clinton’s strengths have been in appealing to white working class voters, by understanding that cultural concerns matter, economically. Crime, drugs, promotion of promiscuity, single motherhood, all equate to not being able to move upwards for white working class voters. So they reject that for cultural conservatism which helps them move up. Obama can never understand that and will lose because of it.
