If Kerry should win

If Kerry wins the election, I don't think it's necessarily going to be an unmitigated disaster. Listening to him talk about Iraq in the debates, I think that he realizes that we really do need to succeed in Iraq and in the larger War on Terror™. I think he's in for a rude awakening when he tries to get countries like France and Germany to come on board. Russia, given what happened in Beslan, still probably won't send troops to Iraq but they might, and I'm hopeful that they will be taking a more active role in the larger conflict. As far as domestic policies, he's promising the moon, or at least a bigger chunk of it than Bush is, and he won't be able to deliver it. If he has his way, I do think that taxes will go up and not just on those making more than 200 grand a year. Fortunately, the President doesn't get to make that decision. It's still ultimately up to Congress to set tax levels and determine spending.

What scares me is the thought of the Democrats gaining control of both the Oval Office and the Congress. If that happens, watch out. Socialized medicine will likely be one of the first things they implement. Then they'll start methodically trying to dismantle our right to keep and bear arms. Should that day come, I will immediately start buying more guns and ammunition in preparation. A semi-auto battle rifle, a shotgun, and a hunting rifle will be the first to join my currently modest collection and more will likely follow as long as I can still buy them.

However, I seriously doubt that they will gain control of Congress in this election. If it happens at all it probably won't be for a while. A Republican congress with a Democrat as President could make for a government that doesn't do very much, which is a good thing. I just hope that Republicans hold a sufficient majority in the Senate to block any ultra-liberal Supreme Court nominees that Kerry will try to appoint should any of the current justices retire or pass away.