[quote=The-Shoveler]As long as we can hold it together politically I think the country will continue to lead and do just fine.
The biggest threat IMO right now is the unwillingness to meet each other half way (it is either extreme left or extreme right any one in the middle will be thrown out on their ear). I don’t think the real majority of the country really wants this, it is just the few who hold the political strings screwing things up.[/quote]
I disagree. As long as the Constitution is not changed, even the worst leaders will eventually be term limited out which isn’t very long. that’s one of the reasons that makes our system great. unlike China or Russia which the leader can simply change the equivalent of the Constitution.