Do we care now?
No not really, you might, I'm not a voter, or a conservative, I don't have a horse in this race. Americans vote for alleged crooks all the time, look at the Kennedy's, got to be some bodies and foreign banks there. Kerry, foreign banks, and preferential tax shopping and avoidance there. Having crap in your family closest, or your own, is not a barrier to entry. Being convicted might be, but that should be done in a court of law, not in the court of public opinion. The media make a big thing about drug use, most people I know don't care, yet this horse gets draged out over and over.
I don't think much of the hyperbole, it's going to come down to whether people want 4 more years of what they've had, or something else. America will survive whatever choice is made, it's the people that make the country, not the politicians. The failure of the Euro will do a bunch of damage, more than most realize, will it make it to November? Will that change the playing field? Now I say 4 more years, I think we can safely agree we're at least 6-8 years into this thicket, the question comes down to if "Forward" gets us out the other side in 2-4 years or if we're still 6-8 years in ANY direction to escape. If he gets re-elected there's going to be a lot of "Change", he'll have a mandate and all the sweeteners used to get there can be dispensed with. More taxes and expenses for everyone, not just your +$250K neighbours, what recourse will you have? Mix in some capital flight, and business closures, and you'll have a real party.
Bill Clinton would be a slam dunk, people would change the constitution to get the dude back, Obama's going to be tight, he could win the popular vote, and still lose the electoral college.
Yes Bill, I'd take the other side of that, that he fails to get the electoral college votes he needs to be president for a second term. I'll get $50 to the Obama campaign if he wins a second term, gambling on the internet being illegal, and all.
Tax returns will be dull, declarations to the treasury might be more enlightening as you need to be much more transparent on what you have control over there. Same with campaign disclosures. College transcripts and admission documents, probably also quite dull, Not even sure lying on your resume or admission papers is a crime, federal loans perhaps, if you mailed something? If you dig too hard on the taxes, people will ask questions about SSN irregularities, do nothing jobs, and land deals. A lot of people lie or embellish the truth, I'm sure there is linen neither side wants aired.
Bottom line, Obama's going to say what he needs to get elected, Romney will do what he said when he's elected. You decide which is the most dangerous.
