tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494544263897150929.post6232924571097035446..comments2024-03-28T00:36:19.403-07:00Comments on Rocketpunk Manifesto: Rix Pix 2008 - General ElectionRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494544263897150929.post-76978475455215122082008-11-06T21:01:00.000-08:002008-11-06T21:01:00.000-08:00I guess I outta answer comments on my own blog, hu...I guess I outta answer comments on my own blog, huh?<BR/><BR/>My powers of prophesy this time were simple - I made very plain vanilla predictions, and the surprise of this election was the lack of surprises. In the short term, I mean - in larger perspective the very idea of North Carolina and Indiana as battleground states is astonishing.<BR/><BR/>I will have more to say about Obama on the front page - no way will I turn this into a political blog, but this is to put it mildly an exception. But man is this guy's discipline astonishing. I cannot remember a more mistake free campaign.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494544263897150929.post-38606396930961928792008-11-06T10:34:00.000-08:002008-11-06T10:34:00.000-08:00And here we are, with President Obama already movi...And here we are, with President Obama already moving on his staff picks, and you pretty prescient on your numbers.<BR/><BR/>With regard to what Ferrell said, Obama's prepared, in some instances for two years, for the shitstorm that will land in his lap on Inauguration Day. As much as anyone is ready, he is. And he has warned the American public, repeatedly, that they won't always like what he does. People will still bitch, because that's what they do, but I think we're going to see a different kind of presidenting from what we're used to. I'm looking forward to it.Tamora Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516748523294139761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494544263897150929.post-84059785113215422912008-11-05T10:25:00.000-08:002008-11-05T10:25:00.000-08:00Looks like you weren't far out :-)Looks like you weren't far out :-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494544263897150929.post-67365350001899940732008-11-04T17:49:00.000-08:002008-11-04T17:49:00.000-08:00I'll be happy to have a president who remembers we...I'll be happy to have a president who remembers we have a constitution and honors it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494544263897150929.post-45585171646395927812008-11-04T11:15:00.000-08:002008-11-04T11:15:00.000-08:00OK, you're probably pretty close to what the resul...OK, you're probably pretty close to what the results will turn out to be. I think that voter turnout will be heavy this year. I got up at 6:00 o'clock today, got to the polling place by a quarter of 7:00 (It's just across the street), and I was still only fifth or sixth in line.<BR/><BR/>Whoever wins, he will be faced with many major problems: the economic crisis; Iraq and Afganistan; as well as all kinds of political, military, and energy-related problems. If our next president screws up (or even just doesn't 'solve' these problems soon enough), the citizenry will turn on him and it will get ugly. Americans are tired of our govenment making a mess out of everything. So, to our next president; good luck!<BR/><BR/>FerrellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com