Well, I was gonna reply, but Bill has done a very good job.  I couldn't possibly say anything differently or better.  So, Carry on, Bill, you are great.

I like Obama, and I think anyone who has the determination, courage and nerve to try to clean up the economic mess that Bush has left this country in deserves all the prayers and support that we can give him.  He's no enemy of the church, he is an intelligent man with a young family who wants to see America thrive so that his children, and ours, can have a decent life in this country.  I will cast no stones at this man, I say give him a chance.

Who the president is, is not the issue--the feeling of angst in this country is palpable. It is deeply disturbing. Our country feels like it is in the middle of one terrible bout of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome =) --mid groan and dash to the toilet. Pray to the Amlighty that there is enough toilet paper to clean up the mess that is coming--and someone get ready to light a match :D.

No matter what happens 70% of the people are going to be crazy worried that it is not the right thing. We are desperate--it is not pretty. I am trying not to loose sleep over it.

DESIMANS-

I like Obama, and I think anyone who has the determination, courage and nerve to try to clean up the economic mess that Bush has left this country in deserves all the prayers and support that we can give him. He's no enemy of the church, he is an intelligent man with a young family who wants to see America thrive so that his children, and ours, can have a decent life in this country. I will cast no stones at this man, I say give him a chance.


UWUWM:

You are exactally the person Obama preyed on.  He is a GREAT orator, and can tell a facinating story, but his stories to me are about as realistic as the BoM is to an Evangelical. 

What he did was sell a box, a beautifully wrapped box, with ribbons and bows and gold leaf wrapping.  It smelled nice, looked nice, and what he said was inside was nice. America didn't open the box, and it burned their asses when they discovered that the box was EMPTY.

Things to point out also were that deregulations, especially of the banks, we accomplished in 2000, Bush WAS NOT in office in 2000.  So the deregs happened under CLINTON, a democrat.  in 1997-98 Clinton also began production of our oil RESERVES, into gasoline and thus pushed the cost of gas to $.79 and $.89/gallon for about a year or so.  This is a small part as to why gas prices are all over the board now.  Notice, I didn't say the sole reason, but it is part of the problem.  When we talk about the war, all of the DEMOCRATIC house and senate members say the wool was pulled over their eyes and that the president duped them.  They were presented with the same information that was available at the time that everyone else was given.  The Presidents haste MAY have influenced SOME of them, but they all voted unanamously to take action.


DESIMANS:

He's no enemy of the church, he is an intelligent man with a young family who wants to see America thrive so that his children, and ours, can have a decent life in this country

UWUWM:

WAKE UP!!!!

MOKSHA:

Wait till the unemployment rate doubles and then see all the irate people.

UWUWM:

I would prefer not to see this happen, but it will, it's coming.

I am not racist, but another point I want to bring up is that the hope of having Obama would be that blacks would have a real role model, someone straight, descent, and an all 'round real role model.  I see the attitude of many on the black community changing to being less inspired, and more of our community isn't broken.  One of my dearest friends who is Black said many of his friends feel a sense of an ability to get away with more Tom Foolery.  Like "Obama's got our backs" as Kyle put it. 

I told everyone to vote for Ron Paul, see what happens when you don't listen?