Um, one last point.
If islam is a threat, it is solely because muslims are sitting on top of very large, and rapidly dwindling, supply of oil.
When the oil runs out, the middle east will go back to being a cultural and economic backwater.
Rest assured, the future does not belong to islam.

As to the rest, is fiscal conservatism enough to save us?
Right now it seems we're at each others throats, egged on by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and the Daily Show.

I have no fucking idea how Obama has gotten this far. 2 years in the senate and now he's the democratic candidate for president?

And I don't think McCain expected to get this far either. The man seems totally unprepared for his own presidential campaign, let alone leading this country.

Honestly, I don't see anyone on the horizon who seems up to the task.