Election 2008 and my reaction

It was clear last night, fairly early on, that Barrack Obama would become the 44th President of this great country. There is nothing to be argued here, the people spoke and the election is over.

Say what you will about possible double votes etc, in the states that counted there was a large enough victory by the Obama campaign that there is no point in digging into the details as it would have no difference in the final counts. The nation wanted change and that will be what they get.

I would like to congratulate President-Elect Barrack Obama on a well run campaign, the man was made of Teflon and had the finances to buy a small country… and with that it was a battle to try and stop him.

That being said I would like to move on to comments from people I know and people I have seen on TV. I’ve heard a repeated mantra over the past hours and it goes a little something like this:

“It can’t get any worse than it is right now”

We are one negative financial quarter away from an official recession, we have congressmen who are drooling over the prospects of repressing free speech in this country, we still have enemies in this world that wish the very country we live in wiped from the map… my friends, it can get MUCH worse than it is right now.

Another comment I keep hearing is that Obama will be a moderate President and I just have to ask, when… in the history of this nation has a President taken office and made a radical shift in their political values? There are numerous rankings out there that place Obama amongst the most liberal in Washington. What makes you think that those core values will suddenly change when he is sworn into office?

I am cautiously optimistic that the experience and access to more information will allow President-Elect Obama the ability to see beyond his politics and do what is best for this country and only time will tell at this point, but I hope for all of us that this election was not a huge mistake.

A closing note to all Conservatives out there reading this. You may be feeling slighted and torn down but please, do not stoop to name calling or fighting with people… it makes you look stupid and it only ads to the troubles we as a party are facing. Direct your energy towards rebuilding the values we have strayed from and strengthening the Conservative base. We have 4 years until we get to have another shot at the Presidency.

I will always respect the office of President of the United States… but it does not mean I have to agree with the decisions made by the person holding that title.

— I received some emails asking for county maps from the election so here is last night vs. 2004