The election is finally over, and The Messiah has been elected. I had known for at least two months that McCain didn’t have a prayer of winning but now that it’s official, well, it pretty much sucks. Actually, it’s not truly official until the Electoral College delegates vote and they could ignore the popular vote, but that’s not going to happen. So, Obama is our new Lord and Savior, with his truckloads of “hope” and “change.”
I was watching the Twitter and Friendfeed streams last night as the networks called the election for Obama, and then while McCain was conceding. The comments from tweeters and friendfeeders was nothing short of embarrassing. You people who voted for Obama don’t realize what you’ve done to our country. I’ve said many times that McCain was an awful candidate, but he would have been a hell of a lot better for the country than Obama. It will probably take a year before the extent of the damage is truly visible, but at that point, it’s too late.
And, for the record, I don’t give a damn what “The World” wants. This was our election, not “The World’s.”
I’m no apologist for anyone, but what have Obama voters ‘done to our country’? They’ll never realize until you articulate truth to power.
I heard Sean Hannity give the most gracious response to Obama’s election of any conservative. He wished the president-elect all success. His reasoning is that what is good for the president is good for the country.
He also said that when he feels that Obama is doing the right thing, that Hannity will support him fully. Conversely, when he feels Obama is going to do something wrong, he will condemn it — just has he has for the last several presidents. (Including George W. Bush)
Joey….actually I realize exactly what I did for the country when I voted for Obama…and it was the desire to give someone else a shot after the Republican Party killed this country over the last 8 years. You said:
“I’ve said many times that McCain was an awful candidate, but he would have been a hell of a lot better for the country than Obama. It will probably take a year before the extent of the damage is truly visible, but at that point, it’s too late.”
They didn’t deserve another chance (and I won’t get started with the Palin farce). I don’t believe Obama is the Messiah and I don’t think he’ll be able to accomplish even half of what he wants. But hes a smart guy, well-spoken, well-educated, and really hard-working. Oh…and really level-headed. He’ll be fine. McCain was none of those things and his policy proposals were awful. He was an awful candidate and I’m still shocked that he won the nomination. He had to have had the absolutely worst-run campaign in recent memory. Obama won in pretty much a landslide and it wasn’t hard to see why.
You’re more optimistic than I am if you think he’ll be able to do much in a years time. I’d love to know exactly what you think will be any more damaging than the wreck we’ve been going through the last 8 years culminating with the real crash the last several months.
Yes it was our election but to believe that the rest of the world should be ignored is naive. We are a “world citizen” and the President of the United States is the leader of the free world. What we do and how we do it matters. A lot. George Bush destroyed our reputation. Obama, even without being sworn in yet, has already fixed some of that.
Oh..and I’m looking forward to someone who can actually speak deliver the State of the Union address. It will be a breath of fresh air after the last eight.