[mcmama]

McCain has conceded the election.

Now what?

[purelegance]

Originally Posted by mcmama

Now what?

lol i've asked DH this so much tonight! i have no idea. all i can tell you is exactly what DH tells me "just wait and find out i guess."

[lavatea]

I've already posted my thoughts on my blog. Here's a re-post:

Well, it looks as if it's official. Obama is our President-elect. I am deeply worried about the next four years. I am looking forward to 2012. Unless this guy just shocks the pants off of me, I cannot see that he will be successful enough to last eight years.

These next four years are going to be trying. I don't have a crystal ball, but I truly feel we are in for a treacherous journey. I think many will come to regret the vote that they cast. Too many people put themselves over their country, whether it was based on identity politics or misguided notions.

We as conservatives need to take this opportunity to draw closer to God, regroup and refocus our political philosophies, and stay involved politically. We cannot be complacent or downtrodden. There will be Congressional elections in just two short years. They will be crucial. We also need to get involved with non-profits. If we can't change policy through political channels, we must change people's hearts at a grassroots level. (I hate the word grassroots, by the way.)

I have so many thoughts on what went wrong this time, but right now it doesn't matter. We have a new President (or will in January), and we will have to live with the ramifications of that. Even if the near future looks dim, there will be better times ahead. I pray America isn't lost in the meantime.

[wanna be a young mother]

I could not be happier. It didnt matter who won. The US is doing so bad that who ever won would be faced with a mess. I am happy to have another Dem. in office and I look forward to whatever the future may hold

[DK615617]

I couldn't be more disturbed by the whole situation. I am appalled that so many people would vote for a man with so many disturbing connections and who never really has shown us who he is.
His "spread the wealth" mentality will do wonders for us too.
I am really afraid for what the future holds for us.
I hope I am wrong about him, since he got in, I hope he does a better job than I think he will.
Our political leaders over the past 16 years to 20 years have really let us down. None of them have banded together to do what is right for this country, and that is why we are in the mess we are in now. I don't think that he could change much even if he tries. And from what I hear he is going to try to take us in a direction that we should all be afraid of.
Oh, well, what is done is done. Now we have to live with it.

[deedee1231]

Well, I voted for McCain, but I am at peace with the idea of President elect Obama. I am a conservative, and almost always vote republican, but I think this was inevitable. To be honest, I think the republicans can really use this time to regroup and refocus, and hopefully get their act together.

I think Obama will do his best. I think a lot of policy changes will come about because the democrats hold the majority in both the House and the Senate. I think that Obama will make decisions that he believes are the best for our country. I think that as our elected leader he deserves our respect and I will give that to him gladly.

I hope that he doesn't raise our taxes too much. I hope he doesn't try to expand already inflated social programs. I hope that if he does manage to provide National health care, that it is done well and that it doesn't reduce quality of care in this country. I hope that he can bring the parties together, and inspire unity in this politically divided nation.

As much as I wanted McCain to win tonight, I can see that this is an historic event that is bigger than any one voter's wishes. The election of an African American to the office of the President of the United States of America is something that many of us thought never to see, and it is a momentous occassion. Conservative or not, I have to look upon the results of this election in awe. I am happy that I am able to witness this in my lifetime, even if my guy didn't win.

So congratulations to all you Obama supporters! But watch out in 2012!

[lavatea]

Originally Posted by deedee1231

As much as I wanted McCain to win tonight, I can see that this is an historic event that is bigger than any one voter's wishes. The election of an African American to the office of the President of the United States of America is something that many of us thought never to see, and it is a momentous occassion. Conservative or not, I have to look upon the results of this election in awe. I am happy that I am able to witness this in my lifetime, even if my guy didn't win.

This is an issue that I'm puzzled by, and I really hope I don't come off as ignorant here, but because I'm curious I'll run the risk.

Why is Obama considered black? He's as much white as he is black. I don't want to take away from the historic aspect of this election, but it surprises me when mixed-race (is that the right word?) people are touted as "black" to the exclusion of their "white" sides (Halle Berry's Oscar is another example).

[mcmama]

It's part of the heritage of discrimination - anyone with "one drop" of Negro blood was considered Black. So although he is mixed race and was raised by his white relatives, he is Black.

The experience is something that is shared by all black people, regardless of their ethnicity. White people don't have a single experience of discrimination or the threat of it in common. Black people do. Not all the same, but all vulnerable to it.

[lavatea]

Ah, I see.

[twinzplus3]

Time to get involved in local politics!