So, what could be the worst thing that could happen if Obama were to win on Nov. 4?  Would it really mean the end of our nation?  Our world?  Would any of us really feel a difference?

I'd like to make a few predictions as to what to expect should the Obamessiah win.

First, socialism would finally finish off capitalism.  Obama, with the help of Pelosi and Reid, would begin an immediate shift in policy.  They would pass tax increases, which might eventually reach all the way down to those earning $40,000 to $50,000 (for starters).  While they would begin by taxing the "rich", to pay for the giveaways they desire, that would be a very fluid definition.  Things such as expanded higher education funding, nationalized healthcare and expanded tax credits for the poor would not stop at the very top.  As taxes go up, revenue goes down.  That's common economics.  Would they decide they couldn't afford everything they want to do?  No, they would just increase taxes on the way down until they can get what they want.  That is larger government and larger government control.  The by product will be to drive small businesses out of business and drive larger businesses out of the country.

Second, they will institute a national healthcare system that will eliminate the current model of private insurance companies.  They will regulate the costs and payments.  This will drive more and more doctors and nurses out of the field, as they will no longer be able to afford to pay their loans and it will no longer be desirable to be a doctor.  It just won't make sense.  Companies will end their offering of insurance, pushing employees to the federal policy.  To afford healthcare, just as in places like Canada and England, the government will have to make determinations on who should be eligible for care, using the "quality of life" criteria.  That means many won't get care because they just can't justify the cost for their lives.

Third, Obama, Pelosi and Reid will try to codify abortion into the Constitution.  They realize that at this point it is on shaky ground, at best.  There is no "right" to abortion in the Constitution and it would only take a plurality of Justices to overturn it, especially if the people will it.  They will also fight to overturn the ban on partial-birth abortions and to remove protections for the just born who might require a little help to make it.  They would use their national healthcare and the "quality of life" argument to end the lives of thousands of pre-mature or failed abortion babies.  Their assult on the unborn would escalate.  Eugenics would make a strong comeback.  Also, expect to pay for embryonic stem cell research, even though it has never produced any medical advances, as adult stem cell research has.

Fourth, hate crime laws would become stronger and stronger, making the Bible a book of "hate speech."  You need only look at your local college campus to see what hate speech codes bring about.  You can look at Canada, where pastors are sued and convicted of hate speech if they choose to preach from certain passages.  The First Amendment will take it's most brutal assault since McCain-Feingold.  It will erode until we don't recognize it at all.

Fifth, over time, Obama will appoint judges who will ensure that "gay marriage" becomes the next "right" found in the Constitution.  Even states who have passed amendments to their constitutions will find those laws ruled unconstitutional.  States will be forced to accept these unions, paying for healthcare and granting tax breaks to those their people do no desire to do so to.  Minister's who refuse to "marry" such couples will be brought to task under the previously mentioned hate crime laws.

Sixth, gun control laws will be stricter and stricter.  The appointment of activist judges will make this easier over time.  As time goes on, our Second Amendment rights will go the way of our First Amendment rights.  The Bill of Rights will become less and less relevant.  You could expect mini Waco's in your neighborhood.  It might even be your home, next.

Seventh, expect terrorist activity worldwide to explode.  With the appeasement attitudes that Obama holds, terrorists will be emboldened.  They will attack innocent people the world over.  They will attack our interests and those of our allies.  They will use that same attitude to force "tolerance" within our own country, aided by the hate speech laws, to force people here to accept their activity and laws.  In countries around the world, Muslim communities are being allowed to enact Sharia laws and override local courts where they contradict.  As they expand their communities, so will their influence.

Eighth, expect more and more energy policies to be "green" friendly.  Taxes on petroleum, coal and other forms of "dirty" energy to be used to extinguish them.  We will pay more at the pump and more on our utilities as they are taxed more to "punish" us for not being green.  The farce that is global warming will become the only accepted science, just like Darwinism is the only science allowed in the classroom.  Anyone who questions global warming will be labeled a quack and removed from the public square.  We will be forced to pay for research and technology which support this bad science.

Finally, expect our sovereignty to be sold out to the U.N.  Our role on the global scene will gradually fade and we will not be a major player.  We will see the U.N. garner a larger role and we will be forced to agree, fund and implement whatever they desire.  We will shrink on the world stage until we are no longer relevant.  With our economy shrinking due to overburdening taxation, it won't bother the rest of the world.  Those who have hated us for our freedoms and prosperity will gladly write our eulogy and will be glad to ridicule us and claim that they "American Experiment" did not work.

So, how dangerous will it be to elect Obama?  Not so bad; if you hate America, that is.

***This article has been reposted at Ideally Conservative , a new blog by JayPeriod.***

Yesterday, the Democrats in Congress had an opportunity to show us how committed they are to helping the economy and putting money back in our pockets.  Instead, all they managed to show was just how money hungry and insensitive they are.  Three specific items caught my attention.

First, the Senate had a chance to make the Bush tax cuts permanent.  These included the Inheritance Tax, also known as the Death Tax.  This tax punishes your heirs after you are dead for your hard work and thrift.  There were other tax cuts that were not renewed as well.

The Democrats claimed that they wanted these cuts to expire and be gone because they are for the wealthy.  They prefer cutting taxes on the poor.  While I agree that we should not tax the poor, we shouldn't tax anyone for that matter, raising taxes on the wealthy doesn't make much sense either.  How many jobs can a poor factory worker produce?  How many jobs can a poor salesman produce?  In fact, it is the wealthy business owner who creates jobs.  He can only do this, though, if he has the money and incentive.  Only a socialist mindset sees redistribution of wealth as the right answer.  And, for the record, redistribution of wealth does not mean more rich or middle class people, it means everyone is poor.

Second, was a measure put up by Sen. McCain.  It would have put a temporary stop to all earmarks.  Earmarks are special projects that Congressmen add to spending bills that generally benefit only their constituents.  Frankly, they have no place in a federal budget.  They cost taxpayers billions every year and range from Woodstock Museums to bridges to nowhere to parks to special research.  If these projects had any merit for public funding, it should come from the communities that they benefit.

Despite the screams of recession from the left and cries about the deficit, the Democrats in Washington were unwilling to cut these pet projects from federal budgets this year.  This proves only that the Left has no desire to cut spending, bring the deficit under control or make wise decisions regarding our money.  They are addicted to our money and the power it allows them to wield.

Finally, Republican Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado had an interesting amendment to add to a bill yesterday.  The amendment would completely fund every campaign promise that Sen. Obama has put forward in the current Presidential race.  It would fund his universal health care, his increases in military spending and his tax cuts on seniors among other things.  The cost?  Try $1.4 trillion dollars!  Now, where do you think Sen. Obama plans to get the money to cover this increase in federal spending?

While this amendment is sure to fail, a couple of things will be interesting.  First, will it garner much national attention to the flippant promises of the Senator from Illinois?  Second, will Sen. Obama vote for it himself?  I suspect the MSM will cover it over so we never hear about it and I imagine the Senator will treat this like other important pieces of legislation and not be present to vote.

These three items bring a very important point to light.  Democrats do not understand that the tax money is our money.  Their attitude is that it's their money to spend as they please.  When we lose sight of whose money it is, we lose control.  It's time we take back control of our money.