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Do you feel the country is headed in the right direction, or is it off on the wrong track?

This question is for Americans, regarding the United States.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    right now it is on the wrong track, but that will all change come jan 2009

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    IF YOU SERIOUSLY are wondering,well lets see a Marxist ,or a Blanket Amnesty Candidate are going to be elected.The Media is owned by primarily one Parties interest,and Objectives.For the First time in History, under GWB, we have now the Biggest amount of Monopolies ever allowed by our supposed Free Market system of supposed Checks and Balances.What is scary they are in the Communications and Financial(Banking) Categories and also Energy.We have two candidates that are more interested in allowing the rest of the World to have a say in How our country is Governed.We have a Do Nothing Congress that is not going to change anytime soon .The entire Government is run by elitist Pigs that are all in it for their own selfish reasons.The Candidate Obama if elected, and it looks like the Media will elect him, will force Government controlled everything.He will try to implement policies that Govern your personal habits.Your weight ,your comfort levels in your home,what you can buy.He will take away any reward you get financially ,from being a Hard working Middle Class citizen ,and give those$ to the underachievers.This Country has been derailed by the past 6 administrations.Now the Country has been so weakened by allowing other countries to get our jobs ,and resources,that we have the two Lamest Presidential Candidates ever in American History(with the exception of Jimmy Carter ,and Gore,Kerry they were the first symptoms of our American Political figures trying to Dumb down our once Great Country)Yes We are Screwed!!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    In the wrong direction?? The country has no direction... both parties are guilty of appeasing to the far right or for left..

    You want the country back on track.. vote in moderates who have a common ground or are at least willling to work with memebers of the other party.

    McCain is a better choice than Obama because Obama's postion are more set in stone than McCain's

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Until most Americans feel the full effect of a depression there will be no

    change. Most people have depended on the government for so long

    that they take the government for granted.

    Katrina is a good example. If this would have happened years ago

    before the media made this a new event the people without the

    government would have had to clean up there own mess.

    I am afraid its going to take the government shutting down the "welfare

    lifestyle" and let the citizens either sink or swin

    There is too many "lame ducks" who just sit on their collective bums

    and count of the "CHARITY" of the working class.

    THERE IS NOT FREE LUNCH

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  • 1 decade ago

    Its not supposed to be on a "track". The purpose of the country is to provide a safe place for us to live in Freedom and to allow us to pursue happiness on our own terms. The people who believe that high taxes and redistribution of wealth was ever an intention of the Founding Fathers are badly mistaken.

    A "track" implies that there is an agenda. And agendas are always a bad thing.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Liberals and conservatives don't share the same definition of "right direction." Libs want more handouts and conservatives want fewer. Libs want smaller military, conservatives want to maintain our military, Libs don't want to drill for oil, allow coal, or allow nuclear; Conservatives do. Liberals want higher corporate taxes and higher taxes on the wealthy, Conservatives want lower taxes. Liberals want judges who judge cases on the judges' definition of "fairness", Conservatives want judges to apply the laws strictly. Ultra -Liberals want no borders and anyone into the country without restriction. Conservatives and moderate liberals want secure borders and immigration laws enforced.

    There will never be total agreement among the populace about whether we are on the right or wrong track. My opinion is conservative and think we are sliding into a morass.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The democrats have stopped us from drilling, stopped us from building refineries, stopped the construction of nuclear power plants and done everything in their power to make sure we are dependent on our enemies for energy. They will bring down the country if given half a chance.

    Their handling of getting us enough energy at reasonable prices should make it obvious that they could care less about the people.

  • 1 decade ago

    if Obama wins in Nov. the Nation will veer off on the wrong course,and make it that much tougher to get back to where we need to be as a Country. we need to get rid of liberal,and socialist thinking elected public officials, who keep trying to ruin the Nation.

  • 1 decade ago

    wrong track but obama will get it back on track! obama 08 not that old azz guy!

  • 1 decade ago

    If we keep Congress as they are,and Obama wins,we are done. Kick out Congress,get McCain, we will straighten out.

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