Soo... since Chance and Kristal

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Appear to be the only ones remotely tolerant and happy for our 1-day-from-becoming-President let me just be the first to say. ADIOS BUSHAYYY! Hello Obama.And the three of us may be the only ones celebrating this awesome event but at least do it in style Despite the fact that only 4-10 people out of my entire high school will be excited and happy tomorrow when we watch the inauguration, tomorrow looks promising because it's also mi madre's Feliz Compleanos and I'll be making her a huge delicioso cake. I've never seen New Yorker so "kind" than in these few days.. it's a little freaky.And here's also to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whoop whoop Feliz Compleanos to you too

Im sure more than 4-10 people in your school will be happy tomorrow! I think alot of people are excited for change.

Im very excited for change too and I'm Canadian!! So you can change your three to a four :grin: hehehe

Lets hope that Obama isnt like many other politicians and actually backs up the change that the country is seeking!!!

Well nearly everyone in Ireland is happy for you guys, around the time of the elections we were seeing Obama posters around here for some reason...I'm glad that Bush is going and Obama does seem quite promising, but so have many other candidates. Don't get me wrong, if he does half the things he said he'll do then that's wonderful, but will he?

Why don't we wait and see, give him a chance. Everybody deserves that. Ya never know, he might just surprise you! As you said, other candidates have seemed promising; sure that's why they were elected! But in some way, each and every president, in a minute way even Bush, have contributed and done something, in a way, good. So have faith!

Well apparently you pay no attention to me. I plan on watching the inauguration tomorrow at work along with quite a few people. My work is actually going to give us a link we can go to, to watch it online. And we are a very large hospital.

I'm thrilled to see Obama take over. I've been counting the days Bush had left.

Why the heck do the people in your high school not like him?

there is a general sense of optomism about Obama among Canadians. I know that there are some Americans who don'y care what the rest of the world thinks but now, more than ever, we live in a global community. Bush seemed to think that he could do whatever he wanted, wherever he whanted. Unfortunatly, that really hurt America's standing in the world.It would appear that, so far, Obama has a better understanding of the importance of forgien relations.

Sorry, boo. I wasn't seeing too much enthusiasm for him among the American posters. Didn't mean to lop you in there =p. Eu te amo! Quote:Why the heck do the people in your high school not like him? Because they're a bunch of hypocritical brain-washed "Christians" who get away with far too much.

meh...I'm no more or less excited than I have been about any inauguration I've seen in my adult life.I'm more concerned about the millions of dollars being spent in a time that someone has referred to as "the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression"...way more money than was spent by that last guy who was, I might add, taken to task for his "extravagant" inauguration (during much better economic times).Business as usual, I guess.(But I understand and honor why so many people are so happy.)

Originally Posted By: StephieJ I think alot of people are excited for change.I agree. But change has not yet been realized. So far, it's only a promise...one that may be set to be broken. Folks say what they think will get them elected. Obama is no different.

Hey now Ms. Abby! I'm just as excited about Obama being sworn in! I'm right with ya "See ya Bushay!.. Na na na na... na na na na... hey hey hey... GOOD-BYE!"

That's pretty classy there, Eddie.

While I'm not excited I appreciate the monumental meaning of what's taking place and I don't begrudge anyone their feelings of enthusiasm.I think I'm just more worried than excited. I feel like everyone is putting to much on him. He's not superman. He can only do so much and I'm afraid that an awful lot of people are going to be disappointed when he doesn't or can't deliver on everything. That would be tragic. Not because their disappointed but because their disappointment is going to be fuel for the Rush Limbaughs of the world.I want to see this President succeed and I don't want to see his own supports drag him down when he make the inevitable compromise or can't or chooses not to deliver on their wants. When his base begins to leave because they find out he's not superman he's gonna get fed to Bork or Hanity and Clombs. And, that is not what this country needs. We need a leader not shackled by ulta-partisan politics at this time. What happens when he make a political deal to get a stimulus package passed that has required him to keep the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. You've gotta have the votes and getting the votes means making deals that are gonna piss people off.I want him to succeed and I think if he doesn't it's going to be because of his band-wagon supporter deserting him.

All I can say is "It is what it is"You can say its classless all you want, but those of us that have been affected directly by his actions are over joyed that he's out of office.So again I say:Adios.. see ya later... bon voyage... arevaderche.. don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!

Originally Posted By: OldFolks

While I'm not excited I appreciate the monumental meaning of what's taking place and I don't begrudge anyone their feelings of enthusiasm.

I think I'm just more worried than excited. I feel like everyone is putting to much on him. He's not superman. He can only do so much and I'm afraid that an awful lot of people are going to be disappointed when he doesn't or can't deliver on everything.
I agree Scotty. And I think it's important to note that, when buyer's remorse sets in, it most likely won't be Obama's fault. Every president who's ever taken office has made promises and set policies, typically beyond what they and everyone else knows can be pulled off. Obama's no different. The difference is in his supporter's who might just have unreasonable high levels of expectation.

I too hope he does well. I would love for him to have a successful presidency. We need for him to. Bitching because my guy didn't win is...well...just bitching and non-productive.

Originally Posted By: NtroducingMyselfAll I can say is "It is what it is"You can say its classless all you want, but those of us that have been affected directly by his actions are over joyed that he's out of office.So again I say:Adios.. see ya later... bon voyage... arevaderche.. don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya! You have every right to be overjoyed that he is leaving. I won't deny you that. But how does it help anything to be childish about it?Here's the thing Eddie, most people that I know of who didn't vote for Obama are trying their best to be conciliatory. The mood is pretty much "This is not what I wanted, but it's what we've got, so we need to support this man and hope that he's good for our country. Besides, so far he is showing he isn't the great boogie-man some feared he might be." This is the total opposite of what I continue to see from those who didn't vote for Bush. Why is it too much to ask for people who pretend to be mature and oh-so-smarter-than-W to be decent. It's okay to say "I don't like the man. I disagree with everything he stands for. But I hope he does well."Oh well...whatever. You're right. It is what it is. And it's pretty clear to me.

When did I ever say I didn't wish the man well. I wish him well, but doesn't mean I liked him as a president. I think he was a horrible president if I am going to be 100% honest. BUT as a human-being I wish him well and no harm.

You're right. You didn't say that. I wasn't meaning to imply you did.I think our new President said it well today when he said "It's time to put away childish things." All of us.

Obama at the moment is promise and hope, rather than performance, while Bush is being disliked on his performance. When Obama has been President for a while and made some controversial decisions, I imagine there will be more debate and breadth of opinions about his capability. (Indeed, though a degree of unity is good, unquestioning agreement is a very bad thing.)Bush certainly didn't start off with the goodwill that Obama has obtained, but that was because his start was clouded by dispute over the legitimacy of his election - dispute over a system that gave him victory when his opponent had the majority in the popular vote, and especially dispute over the conduct of the elections in Florida that gave him victory.

I've been around long enough to take the grain of salt with all the hype. I'm a realist.
I look forward to this new era in the US and how it plays out on the world stage. I know it could all go terribly wrong, from the radical idiots that wish to attack the US to the radical element within the US who might want to kill Obama.
He's not a superhero, a savior, a shaman; he's just a politician. I like him and I hope he does a good job and I also hope that the people who's job it is to help him do a good job do their jobs.

My son said it best when he thought it was weird that America never had a black president before and wondered what all the fuss was about.