Originally Posted By chickendumpling I've always known you were a classy guy. I agree that Obama is a very smart guy and regardless of how anyone voted I think *everyone* hopes for an impressive administration!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan This election has been one heck of an emotional E-ticket, that's for sure. Both sides have had some thrills and plenty of spills. Saturday Night Live found its funny again. There were some ridiculous moments, plenty of gaffes, moments of inspiration, moments where anger trumped good sense. But happily, we live in a place where we ultimately settle our differences at the ballot box. And happily we live in a place where fans and foes of the Obama administration have a voice, and a vote. We also have a unique chance to work together to solve the problems facing us. We saw politicians who lost elections respond with dignity, and those who won respond with humility. There's a short window of opportunity, perhaps only a year long, maybe less, before we crank back into election mode for 2010. Hopefully 2009 can be a year of repair and restoration.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling << We also have a unique chance to work together to solve the problems facing us. >> So true.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm just glad Obama is going to be able to fix the economy. <Going to glance at the ticker.> <500 point drop.> Oops.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Obama ain't in office yet.<< No, but Bush can't be held accountable for anything, so it's Blame Obama time. (eye roll)
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Oh, good grief. It was a joke. You know, I laughed along with all of the Bush/Conservative/Republican jokes for the past four years. Lighten up people. Liberals, of all people, should learn to take a joke as easily as they dish it out. I have not blamed a President for a poor economy or given him credit for a good one for a long, long time. I guess since my college econ. classes anyway.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper (But, if you don't think today's DJ performance didn't have something to do with who was elected last night then I've got a 401K program I'd like to sell ya.)
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I don't blame the President or the President Elect for today's results...but most economists are saying that is what prompted the sell off. Postive change=good. Negative change=bad. Obama change=we have no idea. I think Wall Street has no idea either.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Oh, good grief. It was a joke.<< Coulda used a smiley. ;-) =|:-0 And I think wahooskipper is right. The drop is partly due to the election. It always drops when a Dem wins. Which is cwaaaaaaaazy, especially this time since there's been a 96% chance O was going to win for a few weeks now, but there you go.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Maybe the drop is because investors thought Obama would take office today, and upon realizing Mr. Bush will still be president awhile longer, bailed? ; )
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey It was fantastic to see so many people exercising their right to vote, regardless of which way they cast their vote. It was nice to see people exercise a right that we've taken for granted for far too long. Here's hoping for a brighter future with our new president.
Originally Posted By mawnck >> Obama change=we have no idea.<< BTW ... I keep hearing this, but Obama change is clearly and brilliantly spelled out in Chapter 1 of "The Audacity of Hope." If you don't believe him for some reason, that's your business, but it's not the same as having no idea.
Originally Posted By DAR I believe the response from the hardcore right after seeing the Dow drop today would have been....OH MY GOD IT HAS BEGUN WE ARE NOW GOING TO BE A SOCIALIST STATE GOODBYE DEMOCRACY IT'S ALL OVER ABANDON SHIP!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted By hopemax >But, if you don't think today's DJ performance didn't have something to do with who was elected last night < Well, there is the "buy on rumor, sell on reality" line of thought. Then there is also the "Dow was on a good run last week, and people are looking to make some profit today" theory. I know that there are quite a few people playing the game of guessing the peaks and valleys while the markets are in roller coaster mode, to get back some of their losses from the big crash.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Josh, one thing I have clerly learned through this camapign, from these boards, and just by getting a bit older is that we have far more in common than we have differences. That goes for all of us, all of the LP community, but we live in a society where we can afford to concentrate on the few differences.
Originally Posted By DAR >But, if you don't think today's DJ performance didn't have something to do with who was elected last night < Will Smith I could see influencing some younger voters, but I didn't think Jazzy Jeff had that much pull.
