Originally Posted by JP5

I am GLAD it wasn't even close. Because of it....he has the mandate; he owns it all now. Keep this in mind: DEMOCRATS NOW OWN IT ALL.

Daunting. And I see that already this morning----in less than 1 day----this fact is appearing in the headlines.

I hope for the nation's sake that he has more support than Bush had from DAY One of his administration. He was NEVER given a chance. I hope for the nation's sake that he doesn't have the media and an entire group of people working to bring him down---as they did to Bush. We'll see if he gets more fairness in his treatment. I'm sure that he will since he has a liberal msm rooting for him.

Originally Posted by Mindovermatter

now Obama must cultivate believable excuses for why he can't deliver his obviously undeliverable promises. Wait no he doesn't, pointing his finger at Bush works wonders! Good job Obama! Thanks to you we know with enough money, anyone can be the president!

Originally Posted by formerroadie

Originally Posted by Tumbleweed

Good point. If anyone can unite this country for the greater cause I feel Obama is our best chance.

Originally Posted by The Jovial One

It's over. We did it.

The results are apparent on the forum. Those of us who support President-elect Obama are jubilant. Those who supported McCain are downcast. And the "me hatees" are scurrying for the hills to plot whatever sort of deviltry they plan to unleash. One poster is even hinting at violent insurrection. Others are saying they are going to report their guns "stolen" and hide them from the jackbooted thugs that their paranoid fantasies create for them.

It Wasn't Even Close!!!

349-162 with a few states left to be decided.

Popular vote, 52-46

I hope this will be taken as proof that in a time of crisis, Americans want someone who will INSPIRE them... not FRIGHTEN them about the other candidate. This is borne out by exit polling that shows the flood of "Rev. Wright" commercials over the last couple days HARMED McCain, not Obama.

I hope this means the voices of those who offer no solutions, but only bickering and divisiveness WILL be relegated to a dark corner of obscurity, while Democrats, Republicans and Independents come together -- in the spirit of unity they displayed at the polls yesterday -- to solve America's problems.

We were given a choice yesterday. We chose unity over division. We chose solutions over scare tactics.

We chose the 44th President of the United States of America.

Originally Posted by Valhalla

Thats interesting you say that. McCain has a record of consistently reaching across the isle and Obama does not. Why do you think he'll suddenly change his course now?

Originally Posted by MannieD

My bold
Care to remind us what Bush's approval rating was in October of 2001? Care to remind us of the vote on the the "Patriot Act" or the invasion of Iraq?

Originally Posted by RichT2705

Thats going back a bit, but I can tell you what the Democrat congress approval ratings were for the month of october. They range from 12%-23% approval.
Thats pathetic, 70-80ish percent of Americans feel this Congress is worthless. Yet...the American majority figures voting in more of the same across the board was a good idea.

For arguments sake George bush during this same timeframe is ranging from 20%-31%.


Enjoy the honeymoon America, it wont take more than the first year of Obamerica for you to realize you handed the reigns to a hollow promise...yet again.


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