Do you really see "the change" in Obama?

i feel the same way hope or troops can back again

Sending the troops in Iraq is what I consider as one of the worst decisions of President Bush. Now that Obama is soon to take over the office, I'll be looking forward to see some good changes in the troops' lives.

I can sense that you're a supporter of John McCain. Well personally, I love both of the candidates, even the vice president candidates of both sides.

He's already backing off, huh? This brings to mind a story I heard many years ago. It goes like this. A man dies and goes to Heaven, where he is met by St Peter who informs him that he has a choice of where he spends eternity. He could spend it in Heaven or Hell. He states that he would prefer Heaven. St Peter informs him that he has to spend one day in each, before making up his mind, and once he does it is permanent. St Peter puts him into the elevator and down he goes. Upon arrival he is met by Lucifer, who proceeds to show him around. He sees people playing golf, drinking champagne and eating good food. Next, he heads up in the same elevator to heaven, where he sees people reading The Bible, sitting on clouds and playing harps. At the end of his one day, St Peter arrives and asks him which place he wants to spend eternity? The man says he would prefer Hell. St Peter asks him if he is sure of his choice because, after all, it is for eternity. He says that he is sure he wants to go to Hell for eternity. St Peter puts him back into the elevator, and down he goes. The door opens and there he sees a wasteland with tortured souls and Lucifer waiting for him. He asks Lucifer what happened to the scene he observed just a day ago. Lucifer replies "It's kind of like politics, yesterday we were campaigning, and today you voted for Hell."

LOL. Your story reminds me of broken marriage/ family. Couples make a vow in church, "for better or for worse, till death do us part... bla bla bla." But look what happened... DIVORCED! And their children are left confused and sometimes, mad.

I agree. They have already foiled at least one plot in Tennesse, where some white skinheads were going to go into a predomiantly Black School and start to kill people along with Obama when he was in their state. Lucky they caught them before anything could happen.

I've heard this one in the news. So horrible! People had gone mad - overflowing with jealousy - lacking self-control - this world is hell. Obama should really create a change from now on.

Let's hope for the best. It's definitely a fact that "the change" is not an overnight job. Like one of the responders had said, time will tell.

Well I do believe that it will take some time before the change will be evidently seen. It's true that Obama needs support, so I hope that all Americans will support him. If Obama will succeed with his good and productive plans, this will be a great news for many countries.

I appreciate your response, GardenGerty, and you're correct, one man cannot make much of a difference without support. That is something Bush got very little of. Almost from the beginning of his first term the Congress did their best to thwart him at every turn and the Republicans were too mousy to prevent it. The media, who for the most part wanted Gore to win in 2000 and Kerry in 2004, have done everything in their power to make Bush look bad. Bush's economic policies were working until the Democrats took control of Congress in 2004 and though the war is unpopular (mainly due to negative reporting by the media), we are winning and we have not been attacked since 9/11.

It's inevitable for a politician to have a handful of haters. I believe that McCain have his share of haters as well. We have to respect those people who wouldn't mind giving Obama the chance to rule America. That's their opinion but rest assured that this will not change the fact that Obama is now the president. So whether they like it or not, Obama will still face the responsibility of a president.

According to what I have heard, the beginnings of our economic mess go back more than eight years, making it Clinton's mess. I think, honestly, that no one can predict the future, or the cumulative effects of mistakes that are made by both parties. All in all, I think the American people need to tighten their belts and work hard, not expecting government to fix everything because the truth is that if the government hands you something you pay for it with more taxes and more governmental control.
I am prepared for whoever is elected to provide leadership and I want to see it in their own lives as well.

As the saying goes... "Looks can kill"
I agree that Obama should not be judged by the way he talks or the way he expresses his plans. But yeah, we can admire him for that but the result of his actions is what matters the most.

Same here. I believe in his capabilities. I'm excited of the changes he will implement. Not only that it is good for America, but also for my country as well.

Yeah, I was informed by the best responder about this. Like you, I also hope that things will turn out good. As always, time will tell.

yes it will tell