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As I write this, the networks are calling the US Presidential race for Obama. He wasn’t my choice (neither was McCain), but he’s what we have. So what does it mean?
Hopes
I hope that we’ll have our troops out of Iraq within the first year of Obama’s presidency. This is one issue where McCain was out of sync with the American people, and it was probably the issue that gave Obama the nomination over Hillary Clinton.
I hope that the war on medical marijuana will be called off. It is insane that the Federal government thinks they have the right to ignore State laws and raid marijuana dispensaries that are completely legal.
I hope that the Federal government will refrain from interfering in people’s private marriages.
I hope the government will stop illegal warrantless wiretaps on American citizens, and will reconsider giving immunity to telecom companies who illegally assisted them in these efforts.
I hope that the days of hearing about how America is racist will be over and we can move into a new era of colorblindness.
Fears
I fear that my taxes are going to go up and that financial success is going to be punished.
I fear that we are going to see an increase in deficit spending.
I fear that individualism and self-interest are going to be deprecated in favor of collectivism and altruism.
I fear that we are going to continue interfering militarily with the affairs of other countries. Particularly: Iran, Pakistan, Sudan.
I fear that our health care market is going to continue to become less free.
I fear that I’ll have to continue to pay into a Social Security Ponzi Scheme that won’t be able to pay me back.
