Anyone else sitting up watching the US election?

teaspoon1

Great result, I am feeling a little emotional.

leftieM

I fell asleep listening to it on the radio and woke up just after McCain spoke at about 4.45. I was crying the whole way through Obama's speech. It was beautiful. He's an amazing orator.

ballyblack

Lets hope his adminstration is not going to be like our Stormont,

One big disappointment!!

leftieM

There's an administration at Stormont??

Oh yeah, I forgot!

NAR

ballyblack wrote: »

Lets hope his adminstration is not going to be like our Stormont,

One big disappointment!!

The Administration at Stormont is fine - it is the Executive that is struggling to cooperate/operate, which IS disappointing.

nozzadamozza

I woke at 3.00am and sat up until 4.30am (one of the symptoms of all day & night morning sickness is im always awake at night time) - when it was announced at 4am - i started to cry..it was very emotional...am so glad he won and managed to see it..great stuff:j

ballyblack

Barack Obama positioned himself as the candidate of change, and that's also how he's perceived in the wider world - as a clean break from the Bush era.

But one thing he's powerless to change is the thing that helped get him elected - the state of the US economy,

so money savers I'm not sure he is the real deal?

teaspoon1

ballyblack wrote: »

Barack Obama positioned himself as the candidate of change, and that's also how he's perceived in the wider world - as a clean break from the Bush era.

But one thing he's powerless to change is the thing that helped get him elected - the state of the US economy,

so money savers I'm not sure he is the real deal?

Eh??? So the only worthwhile Pres in your view would be one who can change the state of the economy?

FWIW, I think he can chart a course to get the US out of the hole it is in... maybe not as soon as most people hope but in a realistic timeframe and in a sustainable way. IMHO.

leftieM

ballyblack wrote: »

But one thing he's powerless to change is the thing that helped get him elected - the state of the US economy,

It's not true to say he is powerless to change the state of the economy but he certainly isn't in a position to change it quickly.
Apparently 36k dollars is owed by every US citizen in government debt. No-one is digging their way out from under that debt mountain in a hurry.