Looking forward with sarcasm and despair

Some things to expect in a Bush II term, or things that I was hoping would be better in a Kerry term:

Foxes guarding the hen house - lobbyists and former corporate exec types in key government positions. Mercury in the water? We got your mercury!

New Supreme Court justices - god help us.

"Things are going great in Iraq, nothing to see here, move along please."

Osama on the loose - if we couldn't get this guy when it would have helped Bush politically, what chance is there of getting him now?

And the big one - the overarching philosophy that government does not have a role in helping the people in this country who need help. "Government bad! Vote for me."