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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Fidel Castro was not democratically elected into power but led a revolution that overthrew Batista.
<<If he does, he won't be re-elected. If he is indeed a pragmatist, hopefully he won't. I am praying that he leads more conservatively than we expect. >>
I believe he will.
>>> Yes...it is not healthy...anger, stress, depression can wear on the body and mind.
Actually it's bottling up the stress that's not healthy. I'm letting it all out so I'm having a pretty good day...in light of the disaster that just got elected. ; )
>>> relax...so far how has your life changed.
Well, the market took a nose dive today...thanks Barry!
>>> Deal with whatever actually happens when it happens...plan for your future as if anyone was your president. Chill...
I am dealing with what happens...an inexperienced, dangerous elitist was just elected President.
>>> I hope you find peace of mind through your disappointment in this election...
I will...but it will probably take 4 years. LOL!
<<I don't know how you can be
I wonder what this Internation Crisis is going to be.
Wonderful post.
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>>> Excellent post. Actually one of the things I like most about Obama is his constant call for 'personal' responsibilty and sacrifice, and suggesting seemingly 'small' things like 'turning out the lights when you leave the room', or 'converting to flourescent bulbs', or even 'checking the tire pressure in your car' can cumulatively make a measurable difference if we ALL take the responsibility to be, well, personally 'responsible'.
LOL! One step beneath "shop" for which the left so often derided Bush!
>>> I think anyone counting on Barack Obama to provide 'government' fixes for the myriad of problems that face our nation is going to be in for a rude shock.
It's just occurring to you that Barry is a liar?
>>> And I think anyone who fears he is going to 'push' our country to the Left with a socialistic or big-government approach will be in for a pleasant surprise.
Yeah...except that he said he was going to...but then, I guess we've already established that Barry's a liar.
>>> We DO need CHANGE, and it is WE who need to CHANGE. JMHO
Go for it...but try to do it with your own money, not someone else's.
>>If he "screws" up the media will turn on him. That is what the media does.<<
A lot of people forget that McCain was a favorite of the media not so long ago.
<< ...Actually one of the things I like most about Obama is his constant call for 'personal' responsibilty and sacrifice, and suggesting seemingly 'small' things like 'turning out the lights when you leave the room', or 'converting to flourescent bulbs', or even 'checking the tire pressure in your car' can cumulatively make a measurable difference if we ALL take the responsibility to be, well, personally 'responsible'.
...or this one....He speaks of the importance of a strong educational system
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