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I'll second that posie :)

Think he's probably in a no-win situation, taking over the mess he has, but he's got to do better than Bush!

My American husband says thank god, he will no longer have to feel ashamed every time he opens his mouth... :-)
And thank god the credit crunch came just before the election, I say. Perfect timing to finally convince the USA public that 'trickle-down economics' is a dud.

I sat up all night to watch it was a moment in history lets just hope the other side dont block his changes 2 much.

I stayed up all night too and felt hugely uplifted and emotional, like so many of those participating on the spot - including some relatives of mine - obviously did.  McCain's speech in defeat was extraordinarily generous and moving, I thought.  Let's hope that negativity and defeatism don't set in once hard choices have to be made.

I suspect that McCain's an okay guy - it's that lunatic Palin who scares the hell outa me! His speech was perfect, and very humble. 

Quote from: OllieC on November 05, 2008, 17:58:17
I suspect that McCain's an okay guy - it's that lunatic Palin who scares the hell outa me! His speech was perfect, and very humble. 

Much as I applaud women who get involved in politics (something I don't think I could do) - that woman was just d**n scary!  And very worrying  :o

I agree.  She's horrifying. I thought McCain was quite subtle in the way he referred to her contribution - something like "we will watch her career with interest".  Damning with faint praise?

the first 14 pages of the Torygraph are about the US election, and then it starts up again from page 25. Enough, Already!

Well, here's a bit of reassurance for anyone afraid that America might be becoming a bigot free zone...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7711127.stm

With all the gone mad pc in the world, will the name of The White House change?

I was watching GMTV yesterday and they were showing people celibrating, one black girl was shown phoning her gran and saying something along the lines of "we did it, we showed them". I wonder how many voted for him just because he was black?

Neil

I must admit that normally I am totally skeptical about politicians - my opinion is generally that you can't be successful and honest in politics, its too much of a cut throat business.

That said, I was moved by his speeches and emotions of the US crowds and I hope that he can make some positive changes (we are certainly in dire straits at the moment). It would be a first if he is not corrupted by power though!

Didn't they paint the whitehouse white because they couldn't afford another colour of paint or something like that? They're minted now, time for change!