Are Any Mylotters Warming to Obama?  

It is a common phenomenon during pre-election and post-election time for voters where switching support from one to another. In fact it is what democracy meant for. Where everybody is free; either to shout out loud or play silent support to one candidate. In political arena, we must read the movement in political way and not in the historical way. Where changes can happen in split second, as interest towards one's(Mr President) achievement is the agenda in politic world. The imperative part is, we as voter, must look for the beneficence sometimes from a part to whole and also from whole to a part. Finally, what can benefit us from that scenario, I mean the opportunity?.

It's no secret, 'smiling' IrishEyes, that I did NOT vote for Obama. Nor, if it comes to it, did I vote for McCain ... were there any other alternatives, by the way?

No, I am sequestered in my sceptered isle and unable to make my 'yea' or 'nay' have any value because I am not American.

I am not surprised, frankly, that Obama has made converts since his election. This presidency is not about being 'Democrat' or 'Republican', it's about being common sense and world-wise rather than holding one's head in the sand and pretending that America is a 'world leader' and the only nation in the world (sometimes to the complete exclusion of others).

Who was it who made a trip to meet European leaders and try to understand their viewpoint while his election was very much on the line? McCain didn't.

An American President is a World Leader (and only one among many). Americans elect him but you elect him primarily to represent the American nation to the world, and really only secondarily to govern your country (the Senate and Congress do that).

It is quite apparent that Obama understands his role and that McCain did not. I am glad that the majority of Americans elected someone who, at least, understands what Presidency is about! I am also glad that you elected someone with fairly liberal views but, more importantly, I am overjoyed that some 'Republicans', at least, can come to understand that it is not politics that divide us but fear.

I was not, and still am not an Obama supporter. I have always felt that both candidates were wrong for our country, and my feeling still exists now that Obama is the President Elect. I'm waiting for Obama to actually get in the white house and do something before I judge him completely. He could be a good president, but it's something we'll have to wait to see.

Still as cold and cynical as always. I'm waiting to see if my opinion changes.

For most that had differing opinions I think that will not change. What may happen is that after the election of any kind, you have no choice but to accept the outcome. But you will still have the people that will not concede and are sore losers.

Well he isn't even in office yet so what could he have done to win people who did not vote for him over?
He has not done anything but appoint his cabinet. I will reserve judgement til he is actually in the job and I see how he does.

no thawing on my end yet. In fact the more I research and listen, the less I like. I still find his views on the constitution and propper roll of the federal government to be not only fundamentaly flawed, but out right lunacy in some cases. Despite apointing an obviously intelligent cabinate, intelligent cabinate does not equate to constitutionaly acurate views. So far, I'm still not impressed, but he hasn't taken office yet so We'll see. I am going to be expecting him to repeal a number of presidental directives Bush instated, he promised to do this imediatly upon entering officem it takes no more than a stroke of the pen, so I expect him to keep his word. We'll see.