Not too early is it? 2008 Presidential fun

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

but I think whoever gets the White House in the next election is screwed before they even take the oath. There is so much mess to clean up, so much to try and fix, it's a no-win situation and whoever it is will be a single term election and get nothing but **** for whatever they do manage to accomplish.

I actually see it the other way around. If whoever next gets the job is somewhat adroit at handling the Iraq/Afghanistan/Al Qaeda issue then they are in for an easy landing, particularly if they are a Democrat.

Domestically, things are actually pretty good and don't show any signs of looking horrible. National coverage of the economy tends to lag reality by a few years so by then everybody will be buying into the current good news. Yes, there are bad spots and troubled industries, but there are always bad spots and troubled industries.

The so-called "culture war" will rage, but I think that is, for most people a battle between the fringes.

The thing to keep in mind is that a president who sees 10% economic growth (that would have been 20% but for his interference) will be viewed as a genius while a president who sees 10% economic decline (that would have been 20% but for his interference) will be viewed as a failure.

When it is no longer necessary for the press to filter all economic news through its worst filter, suddenly things will seem rosy again and people will credit (wrongly, 95% of the time) whoever is in office.