a lot of good folks.

and try to wait it out. Can't think of too much else I can do.

It's just a matter of deciding on a city I can live in for 3 years, but probably Windsor. (An added bonus would be having a wider selection of hockey games on TV to choose from on any given night.) If R$ gets elected I will lose all faith in the American people. Fortunately, I do have faith in them now.

I seem to recall that the dog ran away from Mitt when the family got to Canada, never to be heard from again.

When they got there? Poor pooch!!

If its true, its pretty freaking awesome! Better stray than abused!!!

Since Darth Cheney is one of his key advisors, Rmoney will probably be talked into an invasion of Iran or Syria.

The bone spurs in my right foot keep me from running or walking long distances anyways.

The sound of his voice, his giddy mortician's demeanor, and his lip smacking make me ill. I'd have to cut down on my TV viewing and get my news mainly online.

Bush occupation.....

so my own life won't change much. Like you I feel badly for the 40 plus set. My children are 33 and soon to be 30 but they should be fine. No education debt and good jobs that can't be out sourced. I feel so badly for the women who are and will be of child-bearing age...until the rethugs over-play their hand and the country takes a hard left turn again. All politics are cyclical and I think we are closer to the end of the right turn cycle than one may imagine....I think the wing nuts have pushed it too far and too hard in the past couple of years.

I'm thinking of it anyway but I would for sure and much sooner if Ronmney wins.

Almost made the mistake to move with my company to Utah, Mormon central. Would have protested Cheney speech, and been blackballed. No man shall eat, save those that capitulate to their new masters.

Since Romney will cut the mortgage interest tax rebate, I will get clobbered.

I would also consider buying property, a few acres which we can buy outright, homestead and leave to our daughter. It's going to get ugly.

He changes his mind so often, there is no way to plan.

I'll likely get more stuff...

If you were a defense contractor, you'd be banking.

If you're a grunt, you won't get shit except lose benefits. I was in the infantry under three presidents. Reagan and Bush gave rich fucks Star Wars. Clinton gave us machine guns and new boots.

Obama has given the VA more than any president in history.

Your post indicates a lack of critical thinking ability.

Why don't you give this lady a kiss?

Apply some yourself...

I think that Romney would take a more aggressive and militaristic approach to world affairs and I will likely be involved in it. More missions, means more "stuff"... As an active duty guy, I'm talking about my day to day requirements and am not referring to post-service benefits.

Kiss her yourself.. She seems lonely...

Airborne Ranger with a CIB here.

I never referred to missions as "get more stuff." You should attempt to communicate more clearly. It's important in the military.

More missions and new missions, means more requirements, means more resources and funding to get more items needed to accomplish that mission.

IOW, they don't mean the same thing but one comes about as a result of the other.

I realize that much of the logistic and procurement part of planning doesn't apply to the average Joe in a squad but it is an essential part of the process for the command.

If we are going to location X and we need to accomplish Y, we are going to need A,B and C. We already have A but I'll need more B and a way to purchase C because we have never bought any before. See?

Typical REMF.

eager for a new, more militaristic, CIC. That approach worked really well during the 8-year disaster under "I am the decider" Dubya didn't it?

I simply predicted what the outcome would be if Romney were to become President.

I expect that "stuff" you'd be getting is going to be delivered overseas.

... in an ISU-90 and I expect to accompany it.

It is Groundhog day.. back to the future....

Don't let Mitt win. Problem solved.

Obama will win. I'm planning to spend the next four years with Barack Obama as the President.

You can do as you please.

GOTV 2012!

The alternative is too terrible to contemplate, esp since if Mitt R Money "wins" it will mean that the election's been stolen again. Democracy will be DOA.

Not that we should never contemplate it, but it's premature & unproductive right now. No need to sow the seeds of doubt and fear. Time for work and expectation of success.

I'll say one thing, I don't think I could cheerfully proceed as usual. I might have to rethink my life's direction. This election is critical to everything I care about.

GOTV

1) If Romney changes the constitution as he's promised to ban gay marriage forever. I won't be able to marry.
2) If Romney repeals Obamacare as he's promised, I won't be able to afford health insurance.
3) If Romney is successful in passing this 20% tax cut, I will loose home owner deductions and many other deductions I count on.
4) If Romney is successful in banning abortion except in "forcible rape" then my sister will loose birth control & planned parenthood.
5) If Romney turns Medicare into the voucher system he's promised, then I won't have the medicare my Grandparents & Great Grandparents counted on.
6) If Romney privatizes Social Security & Medicare as promised, neither programs will be there for me when I retire.
7) If Romney goes to war with Iran, Syria & Egypt as he's promised, God help us ALL! WWIII will be here sooner than you know it.

That's what's important to me.

This is what we're fighting for.

Well stated.

Gay civil rights will be rolled back or frozen for at least a generation.

And that scares the hell outta me.

covers 6 things that will personally affect me.

I imagine we'd be in for a whole lot of gridlock.

I would save every dime I could get my hands on. Which obviously wouldn't be a good thing for the economy but if the current wave of rethugs come into control we will all need to stop spending as much and start saving because there wont be anymore safety net to help a person out in hard times if they have their way. It would be wise to have your own safety net.

rmoney just wants to be president because that's what his daddy wanted but didn't achieve. He has basically sold his soul to the ultra rich rethuglicans to make that happen (think koch). I doubt he cares about anything except winning the game. So if they help him win they will cash in on the favor in any and every way they can.

Because really, it can't be much worse under him than it is for me now. I'm out of work for fifteen straight months now and have only worked for twenty of the forty four that President Obama has been in office. It's been horrible for me and my industry. I know it's not Obama's fault that the congress won't let him do anything but that doesn't make it suck any less.

If Romney somehow wins I hope the richie rich assholes will stop striking and start building things again.

I doubt I'll be changing much. I'll probably save more for the next rainy day that will surely be coming in a few years. If I'm fortunate enough to get back to work.

I would love to leave the country. I am already collecting social security and could no† afford to live in another country on the pittance that SS pays.

Why would you leave your country because of a temporary elected leader? I would never consider leaving my country because I don't like who is in the oval office. To do so would be like handing over my heritage to my enemy.

Not directed at you in particular RebelOne, but anyone who says they would leave probably should. And I would hope they would not come back when things were more favorable since they aren't willing to stay with the rest of us and fight for whats right.

This too shall pass. It will suck like Budh sucked but I refuse to be driven out of the country by the likes of Mitwit.

and find the bluest state imaginable, like Vermont, New Mexico, or California, start or join an underground economy, then begin working toward taking the house back in 2014.

I'm getting too old for this shit...but what choices do we have? I would rather die being a spur in the asses of corporatism and conservatism than live as a subject to fuckers like Romney.

Which means I might die who knows when after 1 week. I'll be hungry and won't be able to afford necessities.

and it's scary.

I'll still go to bed at the same time. I'll still work the same number of hours each week.

I'll shop at the same stores. I'll drink with the same friends.

This, too, shall pass.

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For our family it is a matter of life and death.

If Romney is elected, the Affordable Care Act will likely soon be history. We will spend down all our savings on insurance premiums to ensure our daughter has access to health care - and I will be working long past when I expected to be able to retire, because it will be a choice between earning the $18,000 extra to pay for her insurance premiums and forcing her into poverty so she is eligible for SSI. (Her medical care costs $40-$60,000/year in a good year).

Let's keep our fingers crossed.

With GOP governors running Ohio, Florida and Virginia, that may be all we have left.

despite who wins. Getting the ball and chain off my ankle at age 62 and hopefully I will live a nice long retirement. They say people who retire early, live on average 5 years longer than people who work to 66 years old.

Like you, I worry Mitt and company will destroy the social safety nets.

I live overseas in South Korea and am a permanent resident here. Every two years I go home for a visit. I have a bank account and mail forwarding in my home state. Right now I'm going to school (have about 3 more years for my doctorate, with just over 2 completed) and I have massive amounts of student loans. Now the only up side is I don't plan on paying them (maybe some but not all). I'd likely die before then anyway. After being here a few years I pretty much decided I'd never go back except to visit. The healthcare is much better here as is he public transportation. Granted there are some downsides, but given I'm married and have Korean family it's not too bad.

The saddest thing? His father was the head of HUD back in the early 70s and appeared to devote his life to the poor and disadvantaged. His son is an evil, despicable human being.

would result in an additional $200 a month for seniors paying for Medicare. If that happens, I will be spending time searching the reaches of MY ASS looking for that money 'cause that's where it would have to come from as there is no other money available.

I might even qualify for disability, which would give me healthcare coverage.

i like rich red meat done med rare.

As a teacher I reckon I could foresee a cut in pay as EdD programs get cut and the district has to reprioritize the budget. But I'm 10 years from full retirement, so I don't think big lifestyle changes will be rolling down the pike at me.

I'll be hiding out prepared for the end of days, yes sir.

But seriously, I'll hope the Dems can block Romney in the senate, and hope
Mitt turns out to be a moderate that pisses off the conservatives.

I kinda doubt that he is telling the truth about his conservative "transformation".

TIAA-CREFF account. I was looking at putting off retirement for 7-10 years and I am worried the same thing will happen under Romney. Why not? Romney/Ryan is nothing but Shrub on steroids, so my retirement will vanish in 4 years instead of 8. Oh, goody. And even though I am 57 and supposedly "safe", I am sure my SS & Medicare will vanish. My husband will probably lose his Medicaid that is helping pay for his nursing home, which will either devastate us financially or will force us to divorce after almost 30 years of marriage. Grim, grim, grim.

I hear the pension dollars go much farther south of the border.

I'm ready to leave whenever he is.

Didn't with Clinton, Bush, Obama.

Life will go on.

I am already staking out places to go if Rmoney cheats and wins.....

I've protested with Occupy L.A., but if we ever were to be saddled with Romney as President, I expect that I'd have occasion to get out in the streets a hell of a lot more.

If Obama loses, I will hold Mathews, Maddow, Schulz et al responsible for their hysterical post debate, non-stop babble. They helped paint Obama as a loser

How a millionaire whipped a millionaire. How the upper crust whipped the upper crust. It's inconceivable.

Because the very thought of a Rotney presidency sickens me. So I will continue to make calls for Barack as I did in 2008. I really appreciate your posing the question as I hope the thought will make me more motivated and determined.

And I wonder of "President Romney" is a good enough reason to get medical marijuana...

I am going to take my oil and gas subsidies, use my carried interest tax rate, and wonder why if I can see how screwed up that is, so many others cannot.

Governing will always be about choosing. How we can be so lost as a country that we allow lobbyists to make it possible for my industry to pay so little tax is beyond me. We make that choice for guys like me while

Most of my kids friends get out of college with tens of thousands of dollars in debt.

We cut food and heating assistance to the poor.

We want to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, Big Bird, and a host of other programs that collectively stitch together a warm, caring society, versus a cruel and heartless Pottersville.

I refuse to believe that as a country we are that phenomenally stupid!