Important day!

[ED66677]

No politic, no sarcasm, nothing bad in this thread, just a thought... a feeling deep in my heart!
Now that you have a new president, I just wanted to wish to you guys from the other side of the ocean, hand on heart, that he will be man of the situation, I hope for you that he will take the right decisions (if any can be taken), that your economy will get better, that you will all live in happyness in this country of liberty, hopefully this will have a positive impact on other countries!
All the best from France!

[RCprince]

Yes a new day indeed, I bid him( President Obama) God Speed.

[Dr. Jet]

[Chop]

No politic, no sarcasm, nothing bad in this thread, just a thought... a feeling deep in my heart!
Now that you have a new president, I just wanted to wish to you guys from the other side of the ocean, hand on heart, that he will be man of the situation, I hope for you that he will take the right decisions (if any can be taken), that your economy will get better, that you will all live in happyness in this country of liberty, hopefully this will have a positive impact on other countries!
All the best from France!

Thanks, I wish that for "us" too.

Hey Ed, my daughter is leaving tomorrow to spend 4 months in France. If you see her say "Hi!"

[Chop]

HA! Isn't there an icon for biting your tongue???

[andym]

Who realy cares. They are all the same but this one should not look to the rest of the world as stupid as the last one!

[Steven Vaccaro]

Come on Jet, lets get behind him and wish us all the best of luck. In 2009 we are going to need it!

[AndyKunz]

Who realy cares. They are all the same but this one should not look to the rest of the world as stupid as the last one!

See how stupid the rest of the world really is?!?!

Andy

[Bill-SOCAL]

It is ironic that it is almost a prideful thing for we Americans to mock the rest of the world and presuppose that we really have no good reason to care what they think. The irony is that this forum, and others like it, demonstrate what a global community we really live in.

So while it is all well and good to adopt the Billy Bad A$$ attitude of "screw the world, nobody tells America what to do", it is just not a realistic way to behave in a world where global communication is virtually instantaneous.

It still amazes me that there is still a baseline of approximately 23% of the adults in the US who think that last 8 years have gone well. The rest of us are enthused about the prospect of improving what we see as a very bad situation.

[ED66677]

I do care, and I'm certainly not the only one, not only for me (because the way things are going in the United State of America, somehow impacts my day to day life) but also all the good guys, I know over there, that are just trying to live!

lets get behind him

If every politics had the same behavior, things would be easier, no matter if you voted for him or not, that's all you have to do!
I can only hope he will be an example for other politics from around the world!

[Dr. Jet]

Come on Jet, lets get behind him and wish us all the best of luck. In 2009 we are going to need it!

Everybody is saying they hope BHO succeeds. BHO's stated position is very socialist at best. I hope he does not succeed in taking this country in a socialist direction. I hope what remains of the Elephant Party (worthless political hacks, just like the Donkey Party), can keep him in check, although I doubt they have the political will.

i.e.: "Share the Wealth" Take money from productive working people and give it to non-productive, non working people. That's a recipe for failure if I ever saw it. Does anybody think the WIC Program (a.k.a. "Welfare") was/is successful in helping people OUT of "poverty". Note that most people at the "poverty level" in this country have a roof over their heads, cars, TVs, cell phones, Ipods, and such. You want to see poverty? Go to Zimbawe where they eat dirt and live in mud huts. That's poverty.

Robin Hood Economics is not the way to grow an economy. It is a guaranteed way to shrink an economy (why work if the government is going to take it all from you?). The way to grow an economy is to allow productive people to prosper, thereby having a need to hire new employees and make capital investments. Those capital investments create the need for yet more employees. When the rich buy more luxury yachts, boat builders can hire more employees.

Lastly, I was offended by the racist remarks from that preacher that gave the invocation yesterday: "When yellow people can be mellow, and when whites adopt what is right." What would the media have done if it was George Bush that said that? That is all you would see/hear for the next two weeks. We don't have a news media anymore, just an extension of Tass and Pravda.

I hope BHO will keep this country safe from attack (doubtful based on his prior statements), and I hope he does not succeed in shoving socialism down my throat.

BHO does not have a mandate. 47% of the people did not vote for him. Of those that did, I suspect some conservatives were disgusted with the worn-out old glue horse that the Elephant Party chose to nominate, and threw their votes to BHO in frustration.

[AndyKunz]

I'm glad we're back to a two-party system. Remember when Slick was elected with only 35% or so of the popular vote? How'd you like to try to run a country with almost 2/3's saying you're the wrong guy for the job?!

I guess this is good news for talk radio (if they're allowed to stay on the air). They'll definitely have plenty of fodder from the Clinton left-overs that are back in their old jobs, and from Emanuel.

What's going to be interesting is how many lawsuits arise from attempting to stop laws that were already working through the system. There are laws that require things to continue, and now RE thinks he can just write an edict to stop that?!?! Oh boy, we're in for a fun ride

Andy

[AndyKunz]

It still amazes me that there is still a baseline of approximately 23% of the adults in the US who think that last 8 years have gone well.

In the 3 areas I've lived the last 45 years, that number would be closer to 90% approval.

The rest of us are enthused about the prospect of improving what we see as a very bad situation.

I see the previous and current Congress/Senate (you know, the guys who got us into the lending situation we're now recovering from - oh wait, which party is that?) as the problem.

Illinois politics at its worst just went national!

Andy

[Bill-SOCAL]

I'm glad we're back to a two-party system. Remember when Slick was elected with only 35% or so of the popular vote?

In 1992 "slick" got 43% of the popular vote and 69% (370) Electoral College votes. Bush senior got 37% of the popular vote. Clinton got 5.8 million more popular votes.

In 1996 he got 49% of the popular vote to Dole's 41%. He also got 8.2 million more popular votes and 220 more Electoral College votes.

So the answer is, No, I do not recall when "Slick" got elected with only 35% of the popular vote.

And do you recall 2000 when the LOSER got a half a million more popular votes than the guy who "won"? I am curious what your position would have been had it been reversed. How in the world do you get MORE votes and still lose (I know how, but it makes a point).

In 2004 Bush got 3 million more popular votes than Kerry. So in both cases he had slimmer popular vote margins than did Clinton. Well to be accurate he only has one winning margin.

For the record, Obama got 9.5 million more popular votes than McCain, or over 3 times the largest margin of Bush (2004). Obama got 53% to McCain's 46%.

I am not trying to dredge up the past, but if you are going to use voting results to make a point at least let's use the actual numbers and not wrong numbers simply to support an opinion.

[RCprince]

I hope BHO will keep this country safe from attack (doubtful based on his prior statements), and I hope he does not succeed in shoving socialism down my throat.

We are attacked everyday.