My Hopes Regarding President Obama

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-29-2008
My Hopes Regarding President Obama
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Wed, 11-05-2008 - 7:56am

Last night I was pretty depressed. I cried when John McCain conceded. I prayed for our newly elected President Obama, and for our country.

I started thinking about this man with the paper thin record, and thinking of his words, "I'm a pragmatist", and I started to feel a glimmer of hope. Is it possible that he won't push an ultra liberal socialist agenda? Food for thought, maybe his "present" votes were votes cast so that he wouldn't "tip his hand"? Maybe in good conscious he couldn't vote to the extreme left but knew that if he didn't he could never make it as far as he needed to in the extreme environment where he was traveling up the ladder to the white house?

We really know nothing about this man aside from his thin record. Maybe he won't be the Socialist leader that we expect. Maybe, now that he is in a position of power, he will seek good council and steer our country in the right direction rather than the wrong one.
I'm praying for that, because I don't want to see the country brought to her knees with another great depression and oppressive laws that limit our success and our freedoms.

I think we conservatives should put our money where our mouths are and start praying that this man will see the light, and lead our country well. I much prefer this scenario than the Jimmy Carter scenario on steroids which messes up the country so badly that he will not serve a second term and set the African American cause back for another generation.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-17-2003
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 12:27am

That's it, keep that up. The nation answered last night; Yes we can.

And we will. They've had their chance to lead and they've failed.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-06-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 1:08am

I agree that we should pray for our country, whomever may lead it.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-27-2007
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 1:20am

I didn't stay up last night to see what the outcome of the election would be, I was frankly scared.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-20-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 1:23am

>>> How ineffectual can a President and party be?

Let's wait and see...the Dems have had a pretty ineffectual two year start.

>>> So your stance is that even though Republicans had control of Congress from 1994 to 2006, and the Presidency for 20 of the last 28 years, the Democrats managed to hoodwink them and maintain control of everything?

Everything? No, why would you say that?

>>> From 2000 - 2006, Republicans had control of the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches and they couldn't manage to undo the policies that Clinton put in place (with the support of a Republican congress.) Huh, I'd say it was time for a change in leadership if the current folks are truly that lame.

Not sure what you're referring to.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-20-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 1:25am

>>> That's it, keep that up.

Thanks, I will.

>>> The nation answered last night; Yes we can.

Obama bought an election. But it's nice to know that you support the will of the people. CA Proposition 8.

>>> And we will. They've had their chance to lead and they've failed.

Obviously they succeeded...we've had a Republican President for the past 8 years.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-20-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 1:29am
We've already heard some of the hypocrisy from the left...but we don't intend to leave, just keep a close eye on the neophyte you've elected.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-24-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 2:02am
Excellent list. I would like to add:continuation of trickle down economics, and tax cuts for the wealthy.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-24-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 2:16am

It's a shame to see someone so

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-24-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 2:42am
Since Bush is still president, what do you think he will do about this?
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-25-2007
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 3:34am

Hi


As an outsider and a recent visitor to your country, I am also a conservative but from the UK. I listened for 3 weeks, and my choice would have been Obama. Unlike you, I don't believe in God, so prayer for me is a waste of time. If you really believe in prayer, where's your worry?


I travelled all around Florida, and lots of things shocked me about the US. We travelled all over Florida, and the shopping malls (at all times) were ghost towns. Our supermarkets have 30 tills going, yours had 3. The amount of customers we saw would not pay the electric bill for that day!


Another thing was

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