There is some concern among the Libertarians that if Obama wins and the Dems have majority in both houses then it will lead to a full on liberal-Democrat mandates with all sorts of government expansion.

I’m not worried. I have complete faith in the inability of the Democrats to get anything done.

Edit: I am also still not counting on an Obama victory anyway. See previous posts.

This is truth. Obama’s domestic policies may not be ideal-they may in fact be awful-but the idea of another four years of imperial presidency and eternal war are too terrifying to contemplate.

Yes, there will be all sorts of bills proposed. But then the Senate Republicans will unearth a rule book that lets the minority party call all the shots and Harry Reid will acquiesce. And even if that doesn’t happen, count on Democrats to form circular firing squads.

On comparisons with the imperialness of the Bush presidency: I have mixed views here. It would be impossible for Obama to match Bush (or so I tell myself) but Bush has set precedents that will apply even to Obama. Compared with Bush, just about anything will seem good, and Obama will benefit from grading on that curve, unfortunately.

I fully expect the Democrats to shoot themselves in the foot in the midst of their exuberance.