Originally Posted By DAR Today for the 44th time in our history we will have a peaceful transfer of power. Whether you supported this previous administration, support this current one or didn't support them. It's days like this that support the notion that we are the greatest.
Originally Posted By dshyates I'm like a parent, sometimes I am disappointed in America's actions, sometimes I am wery proud. But I have never seen a day like today. I thought "Hope" was just a campaign slogan.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I am pulling for President Obama 100% because I am pulling for America. I hope he turns out to be the best President we have ever had.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I am pulling for President Obama 100% because I am pulling for America. I hope he turns out to be the best President we have ever had.*** Benefit of the doubt all around...glad to hear it! (personally, I don't care if he turns out to be "the best" or anything like that...I hope that he is competent and effective and reasonable, anything beyond that is gravy afaik)
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Now I think that we really can actually claim to be the country where ANYTHING is truly possible. Wouldn't you other LP'ers agree? Well agree or not, I think so.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I agree --my wife however still ticked that she believes women still don't get the respect they deserve ( she was a Hillary supporter)
Originally Posted By DAR <<(she was a Hillary supporter)>> Speaking of any shots of the Clintons rolling their eyes, making an certain obscene gesture with their hands during the speech?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 no but there is some interesting Clinton vs Carter feud stuff continuing today and was going on at the lunch Barack had with all the living presidents.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Now I think that we really can actually claim to be the country where ANYTHING is truly possible.>> I'll reserve that claim for when Arnold is allowed to run for President. Not that I want him, just that he is not allowed to run, so anything is not possible... yet.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I am not sure I want to start expanding 'anything' to be 'anything' either - maybe we need to change that saying. There are plenty of things I can imagine that would be aweful Should Charles Manson be able to be president ? Or anything other than where he is.. ( and no not comparing Manson to Arnold - just saying 'anything' likely doesn't work as the key word without a modifier like reasonable, any more)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Today for the 44th time in our history we will have a peaceful transfer of power. Whether you supported this previous administration, support this current one or didn't support them. It's days like this that support the notion that we are the greatest.<< Well said, DAR. Quite a little miracle every 4 years that we sometimes take for granted, that after all the tough campaigning and back and forth, in the end people generally, at least for a short time, set that aside and think about the bigger picture.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Should Charles Manson be able to be president ?<< Mayor of Crazytown, nothing more.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Quite a little miracle every 4 years that we sometimes take for granted, that after all the tough campaigning and back and forth, in the end people generally, at least for a short time, set that aside and think about the bigger picture.<< Not quite everyone. >>I got a request here from a major American print publication. "Dear Rush: For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency. We would love to include you. If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal." ... "Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails."<< <a href="http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011609/content/01125113.guest.html" target="_blank">http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/ho...est.html</a>