The only thing that can swing obama to win the election are non-black votes. blacks don't even make up 20% of the population (which is odd because you can see more of them everywhere you go than anything else), so the only way he is going to win is by white/hispanic/etc votes. We haven't had a presidential assassination in a long time, and if there was to be one any time soon, it would probably happen with obama if he became president. but then again, there are so many people that are more about talk than actually doing these days(including presidents), nothing might happen to him. I really don't see how bush hasn't been assassinated yet, unless he has been, and they keep thawing out clones..which would explain a lot about why he doesn't know what the hell he is saying half the time *freezerburn*(maybe they should have cloned him before he did the coke). If obama does get assassinated, it would surely be an interesting chapter in history. I for one would jump for joy if I saw it on live TV.     I think there hasn't been a civil war for many reasons, even though one may be necessary. one reason is people are kept busy working themselves to death, kept worrying about paying their taxes and losing their homes, their jobs, kept worrying about many other things than civil war. Everyone is raised like pansies. Not enough people stick up for their rights and their livelihood. mainly in the end, people are not willing to take risks and stand up for what they believe in, more worried about a scratch on their fancy car. I think that if America was ever invaded, most, not all, of the population, would just surrender or hide.     But back to obama and bush, yes, we do need to get someone in the presidency with actual experience, it almost seems as the entire white house is an internship, but with a very large stipend.    But instead we end up with CEO's of companies that rip off tax payers for millions even billions of dollars, and invest in companies that benefit from the legislations that they pass. When you've got a president that goes to war, AND owns stocks in the companies that makes weapons for war, it is a conflict of interest (essentially tax money went right into his pocket, and many others as well). not to mention that when your family owns oil companies, and you are president, then declare war on a country that is pretty much in 'competition' with your business. no matter what other circumstances that exist, it won't look right.