Today's the day

I've always been skeptical about how much the president actually affects our daily lives but if the intelligentsia(seems weird to say that in America- we prefer less flattering terms like pundits or chattering class or at best, experts) is to be believed, economic catastrophe looms. I've told anyone who'll listen, and many who don't, that I don't vote for the Democrats, I vote against the Republicans. All I want him to do is hold the line against the right wing of this country on the environment, science, and such. That's what I liked about the Clintons, not necessarily what they did but who they drove into apoplectic fits. I'd rather deal w/ foolishness on the left than the danger of the right.