It doesn't have to happen

FP Passport has a list of ten things that they feel will not change when the occupant of the White House changes:

1. Our relationship with China
2. The lack of bipartisanship
3. Dependence on foreign oil
4. Decline in manufacturing jobs
5. Illegal drug use
6. The defense budget
7. The clout of lobbyists
8. Our support for Israel
9. Subsidies for ethanol
10. The way we elect the president.

If we had the will, the only thing that is impossible to change is our dependence on China because of the amount of money they have invested with us. Bringing back manufacturing will also be extremely difficult.

But, given the leaders we have and will likely have, I suspect that hardly any of these things will change. Hell, are the candidates saying anything about these issues?