The country in 15 years

[msmith198025]

Where do you guys see us on a few key issues in 15 years? What progress or outcome do you see being made?

Gay marriage
Gays in the military
Relations with the Middle East
Abortion
Immigration (legal and illegal)
Health Care

[msmith198025]

Gay marriage

I honestly look for this to be legal within the next 15 years. I will not agree with it if it is called marriage, but I can see that happening.

Gays in the military

This one I also see happening, and I have no problem with it.

Relations with the Middle East

I see no change for the better here. Most likely it will be status quo or worse

Abortion

I think we will still be debating this for many years to come.

Immigration (legal and illegal)

Saddens me to say it, but the illegals here will be given citizenship status, sooner rather than later. Why we do not feel the need to enforce our laws is beyond me

Health Care

The system will be in worse shape than it is now, costs will be even higher, and the debate on what to do will be even more divided than it was the last time.

[WalksInDarkness]

I agree that the Illegals will be given some sort of Amnesty. The Dems love stuffing their voter pool with these illiterates, and the Repubs have to give a Happy-Ending to the donors/lobbies that depend on the cheap Labor. It only makes sense that both parties will eventually have a backroom circle-J party to come to a mutual agreement, the current immigration hoopla is nothing more than wagging the dog.

[msmith198025]

I agree that the Illegals will be given some sort of Amnesty. The Dems love stuffing their voter pool with these illiterates, and the Repubs have to give a Happy-Ending to the donors/lobbies that depend on the cheap Labor. It only makes sense that both parties will eventually have a backroom circle-J party to come to a mutual agreement, the current immigration hoopla is nothing more than wagging the dog.

And this will happen much sooner than 15 years out. I see it in the next few, if that long.

[vurbano]

Gay marriage THE NORM

Gays in the military THE NORM

Relations with the Middle East WE WILL BE PART OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Abortion MANDATORY AT THE DIRECTION OF THE KING

Immigration (legal and illegal) THE TERM DOESNT EXIST

Health Care PLENTIFUL, EVERYONE WILL GET FREE ASPIRIN BEFORE FORCED EXECUTION AT 50

[Bob Haller]

There will be very few if any humans alive after the disaster of december 21st 2012.

No need to buy christmas gifts soon

[msmith198025]

There will be very few if any humans alive after the disaster of december 21st 2012.

No need to buy christmas gifts soon

Do you really believe that bob? Really?

[HDRoberts]

Gay marriage - legal in 40/50 states
Gays in the military - no issue
Relations with the Middle East - just as bad as they are now
Abortion - status quo
Immigration (legal and illegal) - Arizona law will be ruled constitutional, half of states will have adopted it. No change on the federal level. Legal immigration - status quo
Health Care - We will be debating a switch to single payer as costs continue to skyrocket.

But in 15 years, I could see this country being split in two.

[msmith198025]

Please let me be in the red....

Edit: by the way, I know the way you use it, but as a Christian, at least from what I have gathered, you dont find that offensive? At least a little to your faith? Maybe not offensive, as a Christian, I dont really care, but I wouldnt use it as a slam on conservatives as a Christian either. Just curious.

[Bob Haller]

I beleve although it may not be the end of the world many of us may wish it were.

Theres going to be a mid east war that will spread across the world.......

also theres a large number of earth crossing asteroids, any one of which could cause a disaster here.

plus companies care about nothing but profit, BP is a great example of that......

[Skyhi]

Where do you guys see us on a few key issues in 15 years? What progress or outcome do you see being made?

Gay marriage
Gays in the military
Relations with the Middle East
Abortion
Immigration (legal and illegal)
Health Care

Love the topic.....

Gay marriage - Legalized at the federal level.....many States upset, but they'll be SOL.

Gays in the military - Permitted with not much fanfare.....

Relations with the Middle East - Some things will never change.

Abortion - No change in the law. Both sides will be arguing the same points we've been arguing for the past 20 years.

Immigration - I can't even guess......hopefully for us, illegals will still be trying to pour into the Country as that would mean prosperous times for the USA.

Health care - Costs so out of control that people will be more open to the idea of "rationing" either by Ins. Cos or the govt.

[Salsadancer7]

Where do you guys see us on a few key issues in 15 years? What progress or outcome do you see being made?

Gay marriage --- Will be accepted in most states. Companies have already started giving benefits to "live in partners".

Gays in the military --- same as above but even more so because whether you wanna believe it or not, their is a shortage in our military. Reason why I think that is because in the last couple of wars/conflicts, more and more contractors have been used.

Relations with the Middle East --- This will never change. IF anything, since the last president, we have created MORE enemies than friends and it will take decades before we have the trust we had before the previous president
Abortion --- This will go back and for, but I doubt Roe vs. Wade will be overturned anytime soon.

Immigration (legal and illegal) --- This one is tricky. To me, I think they will offer a chance to ALL those that are here, to become US citizen and lockout everyone else. This will be THE biggest issue in the next presidential campaign, even BIGGER than the economy.
Health Care --- This will be the ONLY issue that both the left and the right are gonna sit down and come to a compromise because both side have realized this has had to be updated for quite some time now.

There ya go! God Bless America!

[msmith198025]

I beleve although it may not be the end of the world many of us may wish it were.

Theres going to be a mid east war that will spread across the world.......

also theres a large number of earth crossing asteroids, any one of which could cause a disaster here.

plus companies care about nothing but profit, BP is a great example of that......

Why that date specifically bob? Why not june 12, 2069?

[msmith198025]

This will never change. IF anything, since the last president, we have created MORE enemies than friends and it will take decades before we have the trust we had before the previous president

Who hates us now that liked us before Bush? I would say that tensions are higher because of the war, but feelings toward the US are pretty much the same as they were. If anything, the ones that have cooled towards us are our biggest ally in the region (Israel), and that is a fairly recent development.

[HDRoberts]

Please let me be in the red....

Edit: by the way, I know the way you use it, but as a Christian, at least from what I have gathered, you dont find that offensive? At least a little to your faith? Maybe not offensive, as a Christian, I dont really care, but I wouldnt use it as a slam on conservatives as a Christian either. Just curious.

I find far more offensive the ideas that people that live in that red area have about Christianity. The idea the the US is somehow God's chosen nation (Acts 10:34,35). The idea that he expects us to enforce his laws on others. (Rom. 12:19-21) The idea that God is punishing the poor and rewarding the rich, and that we should love money because it is a sign of God's blessing (Matt 19:24, 1 Timothy 6:61, Matt 6:24). And so on. Many of the "Christians" that live in the red area are the most ungodly people around.