Obama promises supporters change has come

Ok I was a McCain supporter. And I am dissapointed he lost. I could care less that we have a black president. Skin color isn't what is important. Ethics, morals, and what will be done to fix our coutry's problems is what is important. Yes it has been known that Obama has socialist views. BUT the president of the US does NOT have all the power that everyone thinks. Congress can over turn ANY decision. It only takes 2/3 of congress to do so. I do not care for his policies on the military. I do not think that closing down multiple bases is the answer. If we are going to pull out of Iraq, we need to do it carefully. The new Iraqi government is like a baby learning to crawl and walk. You have to get them on their feet and let them get their berrings before you let them off on their own. Financially corporate tax cuts would be a good idea. Why? Because if you cut the companies taxes then they save money. That can then allow them to cut the prices on products and/or hire more employees. Then you have more people making money which in turn will become more people spending money to stimulate the economy. Simple yes but it will not happen overnight. Who knows what will happen. But just remember that history repeats itself and the government can only do what we let them and well the people elected Obama. Whats the old saying? I believe it goes -- We made our bed, now we must lie in it.

We should no longer allow people to vote because they are a certain age, race, or gender. We should have a competency test to see if a voter understands the following: Foreign policy knowledge Economic knowledge If this were in place.....all of the voters that voted for Obama because he was black (would not count), and the college kids who voted for CHANGE (and their dad's paid their college tuition b/c of true capitalism)...would NOT COUNT. If we had a true political test for voter registration.......Obama would have lost. You all asked for change....you're going to get it.....higher taxes for everyone and a quick collapse to our economy.

I see a lot of postings here with the discussion of socialism and it is prefectly clear that most here are completely ignorant of the true consequences. Let me give you ALL a brief and concise example since history is so ill instructed these days: I recently completed a trip to Europe. One of my stops was in Sweden for 3 days. That is a nice country...to visit. Everyone seemed to live the same socio-econonomic experience. Their housing, transportation, clothing, etc. was all very similiar to each other. No wealthy people strutting around and arriving at dinner in their Rolls and I only saw 3 of what seemed to be street people, one of which was black. Everybody had what they needed and were pretty much equal in most aspects. The day of arrival, my meager dinner cost me the equivelant of 175 USD (US Dollars). The next day, breakfast was 125 USD. It cost me 295 USD to have my laundry done. EVERYTHING was prohibitively expensive, just for regular everyday things. Socialism will strip away the very basis of motivation that this country was founded on. You work hard, you get ahead. You're a lazy bum, you take what is given to you. Anybody can be anything they want in this country, but it has always taken work, determination and enthusiasm. Socialism removes those requirements and thus the motivation to be competitive and strive to get ahead. The blacks in this country have always had the opportunity that they think has just now arisen. Obama does not empower black people any more than socialism does. The empowerment was there the whole time for all of you, it has been your choice to live the role you have chosen in America. Nobody ever told anyone that Gangsta Rap, wearing your pants 5 sizes too big and sporting a set of 22's on your caddy would ever win you an election to the white house, some things are just common sense. So think about it citizens when you put your kids in college. Learning to say "paper or plastic?" will get you just as far in society as learning to be a surgeon. No competition, no additional pay, no frills, no big house, car or servants! Welcome to SOCIALISM!!! Give up your money, give up your spirit, give up your guns, go home at the end of the week with your little bag of beans and do as you are told!

I find it very disturbing as a veteran that the president elect (obama) just stood there while the national anthem was played with his hands together down by his crotch instead of having his hand over his heart like the rest of the Americans that were sharing the stage with him. I guess he had a problem with the "I pledge allegiance " part of the national anthem. The man is a disgrace, and he is supposed to be the commander in chief of our military?

I have plenty of info to back up what I said, regardless it would go in one ear and right out the other. PS. I do know that his father was from Kenya but that does not mean a thing.

I am so tired of hearing that Obama is African American. Do the research people!!!! He is 50% Caucasian 87.5% Arab and 6.25% African American. His father was 87.5% Arab and the rest African American. We made history alright!!! He want's change for this nation along with all of the liberal democrats that go against moral values. He may have one, but he did not win the real battle. (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)

The second amendment will be on the way out. I wonder if obama will take the oath of office with a bible or the koran? Just wait and see how many people are jumping for joy after the first year he is in office. Part of his plan was to have minimum wage go to $9.50/hr by 2009 (from his website)-I guess that means Burger King will be selling burgers for $20.. so they can pay their employees. This election was a "racial thing".

GIVE OBAMA A CHANCE. WE ALREADY HAD A RETARDED PRESIDENT WHY CANT WE HAVE A BLACK ONE? PEOPLE WONDER IF RACISM STILL EXISTS...ITS STILL HERE AND IN FULL AFFECT. "OBAMA 08"

I lived in Wilmington from 1985 as a child to 2004. As a former resident, I see that the same die-hard, iron fisted, racist still exist...but time is running out for you. People have spoken, and change has been made, and besides, we barely made it thru 8 years of Bush, who has the mental compasity of a retarted monkey. Color doesn't matter, we a ALL AMERICANS, and it is a BEAUTIFUL THING.

Have any one of you stopped to think that Mr. Bush really is not the bad guy? He has had to deal with a democratic house and senate. Plus, he has tried to clean up Clinton's mess.

Most people who did vote for Obama voted for him because of the economy, from the comments that I am seeing. I feel sorry for them when the reality starts to set in. Obama already started downplaying expectations yesterday as far as what he is going to be able to accomplish. The tax cuts you can kiss goodbye. In fact, taxes will probably go up. We have a national deficit in the trillions of dollars. It is likely to stay that way through his entire administration. Ending the war in Iraq is not the magic bullet, and he has even backed away from his timetable on that. I saw posters on other sights who believe as of late Jan., 2009, they will all have free health care. Obama backed away from that two months ago, except for minor children. His only consideration for adults is that he wants insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions when a person first obtains health insurance. If you do it through a new place of employment within their guidelines, they are usually covered anyway. In no way is it fair to other insureds at a company to have to step in and make up the slack through higher premiums for someone who has worked there without insurance for years and then suddenly wants it due to the diagnosis of an expensive illness. So there will definitely be a lot of people in for a rude awakening there. I saw a post yesterday where the writer stated Obama would pass a law today outlawing racism and now it is the black man's turn. I believe there are numerous laws nationwide addressing bias based on race, gender, religion, etc. There was an earlier post on here about two cases of black on white crime. If it was white on black crime, the assailants would be charged with a federal hate crime, and that law has been in effect for some time. It is supposed to work both ways but I don't believe we'll ever see that. If people think Obama can outlaw what others think and feel, they are living in a dream world, and there is plenty of racism on both sides. The reality is that an estimated million more homeowners will lose their homes, unemployment will continue to rise, there won't be the expected tax cuts or free health care or anything else that was promised. The present economy has to be fixed first and that is going to take several years. Look back at FDR and the New Deal. The country remained in a recession/depression until World War II. You are talking about 8 years. The government simply does not have the power to instantly fix the economy. Maybe Obama can promise us all the same things when he runs for reelection in 2012.