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Well, I gotta say I don't think the right person was elected. I'm not saying this because of race or politics, either. There's just something about the man I don't trust. There is just way too many unanswered questions out there that was never disclosed. I felt that throughout the campains the press was skewed more towards Obama. If MsCain had been elected I would still feel as though the wrong person was elected. I've said from the beginning that our choices for president were very poor. Who was the lesser of the 2 evils? Who know's but I'm afraid we are in for some trying times. Hope I'm wrong about but we'll see and understand more in the upcoming months.

Nela

I'm with you to Nela, in my opinion we needed someone to take on  some of our problems, not a preacher.Although i think some prayer may help.

Later Wayne P

That's funny.  I felt exactly the opposite this time.  Not on the trust issue, as I don't trust anyone who actually wants the job.  But I felt as if either of them could do the job this time around.  The last two elections were picking the best loser.  This time we got to choose between a very, very bright guy who actually knows what its like not to have enough money for rent.  He knows how it feels to go hungry and what it means to work your own *** off to do something about it.  The other guy was a well-off partying pretty-boy who took his hits, humbled himself and has demonstrated himself to be a true public servant in the best meaning of that word.   I felt pretty good about our choices this time.  I voted for Senator McCain, but I am not at all disappointed that we elected Senator Obama.  I just wish that McCain had won in 2000 and that it was Junior running against Obama in 2008.  But you can't change past history, you can only change future history. 

- Zurf

Agreed on McCain.  IF he had been the McCain of 2000, he would have done better.  The McCain of 2008, seemed like he was so desperate for the presidency that he was willing to DO anything to get it.  I never felt that he was the honest straight talker this time around.

LesPaulGuy,

There's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is made up of Scotland, England and Wales. As it's a Kingdom, it's ruled by a Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II. As a result of her ancestors having their heads cut off or getting chased out of the country, the Queen has limited powers. The country doen't have a constitution, and any parliament can set whatever laws it wants.

It has a Parliament ( Congress) and the effective Head of Government is the Prime Minister who leads whichever Party in Parliament is the bigger. Just like the states, there are two Houses of Parliament - the House of Lords ( like the Senate, but not elected, they are now mostly old politicians) and the House of Commons (like the House of Representatives, elected, and the main seat of power).

The Republic of Ireland is a Republic on the same lines as the States, with a President. Interestingly, although the President in the Republic has similar powers to the US President, there is a custom that they let the Dail (Irish parliament) make the running.

Here in Northern Ireland, there is a continuing dispute over whether we should be ruled from London or Dublin. I'm not going to go into that as it's too painful and convoluted. We've just been through thirty years of murder and mayhem fighting over it. I'm just glad to have peace, for the sake of the kids.

That's probably too much information !

Just yesterday I was talking to the owner of a local hardware store, conservative in his viewpoints.  And we both agreed that we should have a parliamentary style type of government here in the US.  It would have been fun to see how fast or when a vote of "no confidence"  would have happened.

Wow ... thanks alan ... I'm a big history buff so I like things like this ... I knew about the United Kingdom but never really knew too much about Northern Ireland (other than what the media potrays and U2 songs ) ... although I do LOVE U2/The Corrs/The Cranberries

Thanks for the History 101 lesson mate!  Have a pint of Guiness on me   On a side note, the only time I've ever been to Ireland was on a layover at Shannon and it killed me to not be able to holiday for a few days!

Lordy lord,

I doubt your new President  would be pleased to hear his ancestor would have been known as a  Biffo" That's the slang name here for people from Offaly, and a very derogatory one.  Our new leader { Ahem } is also a "Biffo" Enough said.

http://kathyfoley.net/2007/05/20/sunday … the-biffo. 

Old Doll.

Alansheeran, i couldnt agree more. Peace, Peace, Perfect peace.  The freedom of not being  scared  with my family and friends in Northern Ireland is absolutely wonderful.     My friends who have lived there all there lives are so much more relaxed also.
Praise be!.

PPs.  My Daddy was Liverpudlian.  Does this make me  English Irish ? Or Liverpudlian Irish. ? 

To Alan Sheeran'
Alan, do you know anything about the group "Iona" that has as some of its members Joanne Hogg & Dave Bainbridge? They are a Christian Progressive pop/rock/new agey band.
Jim

I think we all know McCain has done some good things for the country during his term in the Senate and if elected would have been as good a president as the Congress would have allowed hin to be. Obama's term in the Senate is relativly short and as such he does not have a long history of accomplishments. He is a very smart person and appears to have some huge talent. He is a good speaker and I do hope he is not just saying what we want to hear and not back up what he say's. I do believe there is some information concerning his past that was not made available to the public that should have been disclosed. When I saw Obama refuse to stand at attention during the National Anthem at one of his "Rallies" I was turned off by him. If he is to hold the Highest Office we have he need to respect that office and it's history. Also, I am already of tired of hearing he's the 1st Afro-American President. He is either American or he's not. He is half white and half black and from what I understand he's got a little Irish mixed in somewhere, as well. This comment is not meant to be racist but it is the facts. I guess this would make him a Black Irish Caucasion American. The only thing that really matters is that "HE DOES THE JOB HE WAS ELECTED TO DO"!

Nela

And that is what sums up the truth in no uncertain terms.  Well said,  NELA!

I'm personally STOKED that Obama won! I really liked what I saw and heard from him. He's obviously very intelligent and has worked extremely hard to get to the top. Also, he has a calm and deliberate nature about him, which I believe is something this country needs amidst all of the crisis right now. His idea to create "green-collar" jobs to help stem climate change and help boost the economy is something I personally can get behind. Is his election historic? Absolutely! Will he be the greatest President since FDR? Let's all hope so.

When this election season started (after primaries), I was very encouraged because I thought that both candidates were very good choices. I have always respected McCain and I thought that he handled himself admirably during the primary season. But he changed once he started campaigning against Obama. During the primaries, he was a calm and sincere man who looked like he was running for all the right reasons. After that, he turned into a grumpy old man who wanted to win just so Obama wouldn't. His choice of Palin really turned me off, not because of her gender (I backed Clinton during primaries), but because of her extreme right-wing views. However, I still have a lot of respect for McCain and I feel he would have done a fine job as President and I saw him revert back to the more respectable John McCain during his concession speech. Kudos to McCain and let's all hope that both him and Obama live up to their promises to work together to fix the many issues that we face today.