Americans went to the polls and made history. The first African American president. Gotta say, I'm impressed.
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are now out of a job.
Tina Fey no longer has to schlep over to SNL and do her amazing Sarah Palin impression.
The global response to Obama's victory has been staggeringly positive.
I watched the results coming in on BBC America. Their coverage was by far the best out of any of the networks. Plus, it's fascinating to hear their thoughts and opinions on America.
Most of all, this is FINALLY the end of the disastrous Bush administration. I do not envy the president-elect, no matter who it was going to be. He has a heck of a mess to attend to left in Dubya's wake. The honeymoon period of Obama's presidency is going to be quite short. Voters are going to want results, and want them fast. Patience is required. Even though it may totally seem this way, the catastrophe that we're in as a nation wasn't created in a day. The solution to the financial crisis and the two wars we are fighting is more difficult than successfully solving a Rubik's cube in the dark. Not impossible, but rather difficult.
Back here in Massachusetts, the voters declared in one voice that they're all idiots. I'm not referring to John Kerry's re-election. I'm referring to Question #1: repeal of the state income tax. No recount needed here: 70%/30% against. Seriously. The opposition ran a successful fear campaign and it certainly worked. Question #2 & #3 passed. No surprises there, I suppose.
That all being said, it's time for a change in the United States government. Whether it was McCain or Obama, change was going to happen. And again, Bush's time is nearly over. I cannot fully convey how please I am about this. Buhbye Republican Beast.
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Am so sick/tired of hearing about "change". Hey dumbasses...change is constant.
Voting for McCain would've been change. Not voting, would've meant change.
Let's only use the word "change" when referring to coinage.
Oh. and in re: Obama's election
BOOM DE YA DA!
So if we have change, that means we in fact have not changed?
Wow. Totally glad Question #2 passed.
I would love it if Jackson and Sharpton begin to lose their power base. They're the worst representatives the Black community could have-- with Obama they can aspire to enormously higher standards.
I finally got to vote for McCain as a real candidate, but it was half-hearted. I know McCain wouldn't have been enough of a change in Washington, but figured Obama was going to take Mass anyway, so my vote was a thank you to McCain for his decation to this country. I'm still uneasy about some of Obama's policies, but hopefully he'll lean more to the center, time will tell.
Bush has ruined the Republicans, maybe forever (or as history shows, at least until the Dems get out of hand and we vote them back out).
What it's important to me and what I love about this country is that we're a Democratic Republic and the people have spoken. I hope Obama can get this country back on track. Even if he just starts to get the groundwork going his first term toward real solutions, he can win over Independent voters like me for the next election. (As long as he doesn't act like Deval Patrick and turn out to be a big ZERO-let's hope their campaign slogan is all they have in common...)
Next year will defintely be an exciting time -- will Obama do a fantastic job by starting to implement long term solutions, proving that my fears were just that? Or will he lay the seeds for a socialist leaning bloated "up your ass all the time" government? I pray to sweet baby Jesus for the former. (I just like picturing Jesus as a baby, with Christmas coming and all)
So good luck and Godspeed to Obama -- and make sure the door hits Bush in the ass on the way out.
P.S. Was Kathy calling you a dumbass Joe? Or was she asking you for change? Like coinage...
re: change and coinage - I'm making fun of Obama and all the "we want change" sheeple out there. If there were no "change" then we'd be dead. Ironically, even in death...things change. The body breaks down, atoms return to the atmosphere, the worm goes in, the worm goes out, the worm plans knick knack on my snout.
This is still Cynics Online right?
It doesn't matter who any of us voted for. Obama-schlama. McCain's a pain. Any simian in a suit can run this country because it's NOT the president that runs things. It's the infrastructure that is already in place that controls things. From big business to the Senate to the House to OPEC to the UN, wellll, ok, NOT the UN. But you get the idea. There is a momentum to our infrastructure that prevents true radical (read that as "quick") change.
If people truly want real political change, then they should ALWAYS oust all incumbents. They should ALWAYS vote at the local level. Did ya vote for John Kerry? Then shut the F up. If you wanted change, there was your opportunity. Kerry has had more influence on your daily lives then G. Bush EVER had. The way Kerry voted, the bills he promoted....THOSE impacted MASS voters on a DAILY basis.
Still believe that the Pres runs this country? We had an actor as commander-in-chief for 8 years and then we had a right-wing, reformer moron for the past 8 years. Neither one had the gift of mental agility. R was a puppet of the conservative government and W played a similar role and basically sat on Cheney's and Rove's laps w/their hands up his butt (a ventroliquist metaphor, not a molester metaphor, btw).
So. There it is. Now, back to coinage: We should ALWAYS have the penny in circulation as it is a great metaphor for the human being. The penny represents the idea that small things are important. Small things add up to big things. 1 person's voice might not be heard but 100 voices can be.
< snicker >
I'll really miss Sarah Palin's sweet ass....
A headline on a Yahoo news story says it all about what yesterday's presidential election really boiled down to:
"Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again"
I like Bush.
I like those little landing strip thingies also.
(I love old jokes also)
the biggest drawback to Obama's election > Oprah
poor sara p. was her ass sweet? i never noticed. i guess i missed my chance to check it out.
u can always fantasize about Tina Fey.....bet she has a landing strip
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Leave it to IANO and I to bring this blog to lofty heights!
Kath, you were too busy checking out Pink's ass...which I commend!
Amen brother
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