I agree with a lot of what you're saying there CC, save for the part of the US economy being a "sliding disaster". Its not a partisan point, at least in my opinion, but everything is better than it was four years ago. The stock markets are up, jobs are up, GDP is up. Frankly there isn't a lot to measure that isn't up. The S&P has been an incredibly accurate predictor of the election at about 88% and it clearly shows Obama as winning; the one time it was wrong was 1968.
The thing with the Democrats in the US is that they're much more protectionist than the Republicans. As a Canadian, who at the end of the day only cares about me and fellow Canadians that is the major point. Will Mitt and pals turn back that clock socially? Maybe. Will he be jonesin for a war? I doubt it. I feel bad for my family and friends in the US should Mitt be elected, but as a Canadian I actually don't think that we would be worse off at all.
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