... and Barak Obama is still not my President.
Barak Obama is The President (elect)* of these here United States of America.
My - our - country.
Do I like this outcome? Nope. But there it is. My family's prayers and well wishes go to The President elect; his family; and his administration.
It's the right thing to do. And that dictate is obviously not from any Bible read by the wrong rev. wright.
As for my thoughts on this campaign, I'll let DP over at DE speak for me:
"Obama ran one of the most corrupt, dishonest campaigns in history, and with the media’s enthusiastic help Americans have been duped into electing the least experienced, most radical, and most ethically compromised Presidential candidate I can remember. God help us all."
The people have spoken. The Stealth Candidate has been elected to the highest office.
A Clear Mandate For Obama.
"Obama won by a commanding margin, taking at least 349 of 538 electoral votes from Republican challenger Sen. John McCain, according to projections by television networks, well above the 270 needed for victory. McCain conceded the election just after 11 p.m. ET.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," Obama told a crowd of tens of thousands in his acceptance speech in Chicago.
"It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America." ( Read the full text of his speech) (no, thanks - lb1901)
With most U.S. precincts tallied, the popular vote was 51.9% for Obama and 46.8% for McCain, making the Illinois senator the first Democrat to win a majority of the popular vote since 1976.
Obama will now move quickly to establish a transition with the outgoing Bush administration. Sources say Obama is likely to name several nominees for Cabinet posts as early as this week. He's already put together a veteran team of advisers--including former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker--to help him with the transition.
Penned in by economic hardship, two costly wars and unfunded liabilities that threaten to overwhelm the nation's already drowned balance sheet, the toughest thing he'll have to combat are the high expectations surrounding his campaign promises. Obama is "going to be extremely constrained by an economy that's not growing," says Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University.
The article makes no mention of the convoluted & corrupt congressional legislation imposed on the financial sector which aided in this financial meltdown. The article also makes no mention of Obama's aggressive participation & profit in that legislation.
But, who cares? ~Free gas and mortgages for all!
Update: (so sue me!)
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