By all historical standards Obama should have been defeated easily on the basis of the economy alone. But the voters want him for four more years. That's sad news for the country as it tells us that the majority wants the European style of big government and big debt. Too bad we are copying them instead of setting an example for them. Maybe that's what leading from behind means -- following.
Get ready for slow economic growth and high government growth. Tax the rich? Yeah right. That will fix things.
Eventually the belt will have to be tightened. Republicans will have to do it, and they'll take all the heat for it. Then we'll see if Obama supporters will emulate the European style street riots.
(This post's title is a paraphrase of Hunter S. Thompson's remark after he was defeated by voters in his bid for some small office years ago.)
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