Republicans going to move out of the country?

My brother, a McCain supporter, says (and I post it on his behalf):



It could happen – but I don’t think that Canada is a better choice. They already have a socialist government!

I’m thinking that I should sell our house and everything that is not needed, and move to an eastern Caribbean island. If Obama and his congressional cronies want to take America down the road to socialism, it will be with my sincere resistance, or my absence! Many democrats promised that they would leave the country if Bush was elected…They LIED! Of course, they have been doing that for years. Too bad – we would have been a lot better off if they HAD GONE!

If Obama, Pelosi, and Reed, get their way and do everything that they have said they will do…those of you who voted for them will be equally affected by their actions and laws! I hope that you enjoy what you asked for, and voted for! I’m still convinced that I WON’T!

So… It’s Too Late…Obama (and our “responsible media” {non-biased of course} Ha Ha !) has convinced the mind numb masses to elect him president. This is sent your way to make sure that you know what you voted for…you may want to take some more time to research the candidates next time!

Also – has anyone bothered to remind you that the tax cuts put in place by the Bush administration (all of us have appreciated them) will automatically disappear in 2010!? I can guarantee that the congress and the senate (democratically controlled) will not be voting to make them permanent! They think that HIGHER TAXES are the way to repair and grow our economic system. Welcome to Socialism! That IS what it IS, no matter what spin the media tries to use!

If you voted for this group of “Anti-American” Marxist / Socialist people – You WILL feel the pain as much as the Conservative Republican people who didn’t!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! You’re going to need it!


My response:

This is way too much doom and gloom. All this socialist stuff is way over the top. The most socialist thing we have done lately is to get the gov't involved in private banking (altho it is hopefully only temporary) after letting them run amok.

As to taxes, we can't predict what will happen - it takes 2 houses of congress to make those changes and they are far from a rubber stamp for any president's program. Even w/ a majority the Dems have been known to splinter. There is no use worrying about it until bills are written - then send your comments. Also, I suspect that everyone you personally know will NOT have a tax increase, and will likely have a decrease of some sort. Most of us aren't paling around w/ the over $250K income crowd.

It is true that every election people threaten to leave the country if their candidate isn't elected. They are free to go, but most don't. Somehow we survive the bad politicians, too. Witness the last 8 yrs. The 49% of us that didn't vote for Bush in '04 still can't believe he got re-elected - but you had your chance to rejoice then. Too bad Bush didn't put whatever mandate he thought he had then to better use.

So, I am tremendously optimistic. We now have a smart guy, elected by a wide margin (widest in decades), who really does have a mandate - especially electorally. He has good advisers and will start turning this ship around and repairing our reputation internationally. It'll take time. We need to be patient. It is not magic and no one will get all they hope for, or at least not quickly.

Think Positive! Give the new guy a chance!