Election results
Celebrate while you can, because in 3 (or maybe 7) years, he'll be the butt of every joke and you'll think that he is the worst thing that ever happened to this country.
I'm not being a sore loser, I didn't know who to vote for and thanks to a misunderstanding about the voting policies for college students (and missing the date to apply for absentee) I couldn't vote. Personally I didn't like either candidate. The candidate I liked dropped out after losing Texas in the primaries. He probably never would have won anyway, but from what I saw of him he was the most honest, up-front candidate we have. He stuck to his guns, no matter how he thought the public would react to it. I don't think there are too many presidential candidates who would quote Martin Luther on national television ("here I stand, I can do no other, God help me"). I didn't just like him because he is a conservative Christian, he was honest no matter what the consequences were. For those people who think that a minister's place isn't the oval office, he put it best when he said "Let me assure you, when I became governor... there were people who were scared to death. They were just confident that I was going to replace the Capital dome with a steeple, and instead of legislative sessions we would have prayer meetings. But I promised to show I wasn't just there to be preaching, but to make progress".
I didn't care for John McCain ever since he ran in 2000, and in a time where the country is calling for change I seriously wondered why the republican party would choose someone like McCain. I saw the positives though in that he has plenty of experience, and he has dealt with foreign policy (yeah, that is a vague statement, but he has, and I think everyone knows it). Then he picked his running mate, a little-known governor with almost as little experience as his running mate, and controversies surrounding her that would make her an easy target for their opponents.
Both candidates had intelligent people voting for them. Not owning a TV or making any kind of effort to keep up with the campaigns the most I've heard about Obama is that he is pro-alternative energy (which I like), African-American (which doesn't make a smegging bit of a difference to me), all for setting a timetable to bring our troops home (which I have mixed feelings about, but am leaning more towards it being a bad idea), has little or no executive experience (which worries me a lot), and is pro-choice (which I do have a personal opinion on, but possessing a Y-chromosome keeps me from voicing it. I wont seek an argument about it, which is my main reason for not stating my opinion).
If another 9/11 event were to take place next year, I will say that I would rather have a McCain in office than an Obama, but I also see Obama as having an opportunity that no one else has had in a long time. Post 9/11 patriotic feels were short lived, Obama has an opportunity to unify the country in a way that we didn't even see in the few months after 9/11. How he handles this opportunity will not only affect his chances at a re-election bid, but also the legacy he leaves behind. The only big thing I'm worried about him messing up is our national defense and our military. I'm hopeful that that he knows what he is doing economically, and I'm hopeful that he will work well with people of all parties. I may be skeptical, but I'm hopeful as well.
Then again, what do I know, maybe I'm an idiot when it comes to political issues. All I can say in my defense there is that I'm not putting myself on the ballot for President of the United States.
Lastly I'm interested to see how well Ralph Nadar did. While he may only have a slightly better chance of becoming President than I do, I feel we need our independents and third parties to show those in power that we are not happy with the status quo. I recently did some research on him and I must say, I am impressed. While his actual views may be a little out there for me, he is at least giving people the ability to vote without choosing between "Tweedledee and Tweedledum". Whether I agree with him or not (in most cases not) I do find his political activism admirable. He understands a lot more about the system than I think many people give him credit for. While I would be very frightened for our country's future if he ever did get elected, I hope that he keeps working.
I'm not being a sore loser, I didn't know who to vote for and thanks to a misunderstanding about the voting policies for college students (and missing the date to apply for absentee) I couldn't vote. Personally I didn't like either candidate. The candidate I liked dropped out after losing Texas in the primaries. He probably never would have won anyway, but from what I saw of him he was the most honest, up-front candidate we have. He stuck to his guns, no matter how he thought the public would react to it. I don't think there are too many presidential candidates who would quote Martin Luther on national television ("here I stand, I can do no other, God help me"). I didn't just like him because he is a conservative Christian, he was honest no matter what the consequences were. For those people who think that a minister's place isn't the oval office, he put it best when he said "Let me assure you, when I became governor... there were people who were scared to death. They were just confident that I was going to replace the Capital dome with a steeple, and instead of legislative sessions we would have prayer meetings. But I promised to show I wasn't just there to be preaching, but to make progress".
I didn't care for John McCain ever since he ran in 2000, and in a time where the country is calling for change I seriously wondered why the republican party would choose someone like McCain. I saw the positives though in that he has plenty of experience, and he has dealt with foreign policy (yeah, that is a vague statement, but he has, and I think everyone knows it). Then he picked his running mate, a little-known governor with almost as little experience as his running mate, and controversies surrounding her that would make her an easy target for their opponents.
Both candidates had intelligent people voting for them. Not owning a TV or making any kind of effort to keep up with the campaigns the most I've heard about Obama is that he is pro-alternative energy (which I like), African-American (which doesn't make a smegging bit of a difference to me), all for setting a timetable to bring our troops home (which I have mixed feelings about, but am leaning more towards it being a bad idea), has little or no executive experience (which worries me a lot), and is pro-choice (which I do have a personal opinion on, but possessing a Y-chromosome keeps me from voicing it. I wont seek an argument about it, which is my main reason for not stating my opinion).
If another 9/11 event were to take place next year, I will say that I would rather have a McCain in office than an Obama, but I also see Obama as having an opportunity that no one else has had in a long time. Post 9/11 patriotic feels were short lived, Obama has an opportunity to unify the country in a way that we didn't even see in the few months after 9/11. How he handles this opportunity will not only affect his chances at a re-election bid, but also the legacy he leaves behind. The only big thing I'm worried about him messing up is our national defense and our military. I'm hopeful that that he knows what he is doing economically, and I'm hopeful that he will work well with people of all parties. I may be skeptical, but I'm hopeful as well.
Then again, what do I know, maybe I'm an idiot when it comes to political issues. All I can say in my defense there is that I'm not putting myself on the ballot for President of the United States.
Lastly I'm interested to see how well Ralph Nadar did. While he may only have a slightly better chance of becoming President than I do, I feel we need our independents and third parties to show those in power that we are not happy with the status quo. I recently did some research on him and I must say, I am impressed. While his actual views may be a little out there for me, he is at least giving people the ability to vote without choosing between "Tweedledee and Tweedledum". Whether I agree with him or not (in most cases not) I do find his political activism admirable. He understands a lot more about the system than I think many people give him credit for. While I would be very frightened for our country's future if he ever did get elected, I hope that he keeps working.