Obama makes history!!

They are saying now that Obama is not the first President with African-American roots. In fact they are saying there has been 5 presidents with African blood. The way I see it Obama is just a good example of what happens when a bunch of uneducated/uninformed people run out and vote. Far too many people voted for him strictly because he was black. Personally I don't think he is President material. I don't have anything against the man other than I just don't think he is the best man for President with the mess we are in right now. There is another thing we better be looking at. Obama probably won't be able to get very many to agree with him when it comes to getting anything passed. Talking a good talk and then backing it up with a good walk can be just about impossible sometimes. I hope he does a good job because if this country ever needed good help it's now.

I'm not happy. Not happy at all. I don't agree with what he stands for, what he ran with as his platform or his running mate. But there isn't much I can do about it now. He's been elected. He will take over, and he'll probably do the reverse Robin Hood syndrome on us all. Steal from the poor to give to the rich. He promises tax breaks to the lower class and with tax increases to the wealthy. What he fails to realize is that 5% of the country's population controls well over 90% of what goes on in Washington. If the rich don't want to pay more taxes, they won't and that leaves the burden on us middle class folks to carry the load.

I think the election of Obama has finally ratified the democratic process of America. For too long the elections were generally marred by the race equations. It is great to see that finally things have moved on. But actually speaking race worked in favor of Obama in this election with 96% of the African American vote being cast in his favor!! That's a huge number!! Cheers! Ram

His supporters has high hopes of him and the administration he'll build. Now, he's got a real chance to make a difference not only in the US, but on the entire world. I certainly hope he'd make good use of his time in office, especially his first 4 years, 'coz it looks like people aren't willing to wait any longer to see results, by the way they'd voted. Politicians to me, however, are generally not very reliable, and he in particular, is young and not very experienced. He might be able to use these for his good, though. We'll have to see. Time alone will tell...

I'm so sorry for coming in so late. I think lot of water flowed down the line till now and we are witnessing the working style of new president. Personally, I feel, world is far better now than the previous era.

I am extremely happy he won. Not because of race, but I think he will pull the country together. He won my state and it always go to Republicans. I think he will work hard to help all Americans, not just the rich.

I am very excited that Obama was elected. Not because he is black and yes, I know that everyone focuses on that because it's a historical event and that's great but we need to put the color of his skin behind us, move on and respect the man for what he wants to accomplish. I'm not saying that African-Americans shouldn't feel proud or anything like that because goodness knows, they probably never thought an African American could be President and here is Obama. But when I talk about Obama, I just like to talk about what he stands for and what I think he can do for the country. In other words, I don't want his whole term in office being about the color of his skin. When historians write about his term in office, I hope it is not only to mention that he was African American but because he actually kept some of the promises he made to this country and to all Americans. I believe Obama can change things for the better and that's what I want to read about in years to come.