I'm very glad Obama is President.

[WilliamPitt]

There it is.

:)

[babylonsister]

1. You rabble rouser, you.

Me, too, very glad. :)

[HowHasItComeToThis]

15. ME TOO

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Ghost_of_Smedley]

81. I,Too,had Hope

I too had great hope for Obama,but with Team Obama`s New Plan
for Afghanistan {a disaster in search of a strategy} and
Geitner`s complicity with and covering up for the corporate
criminals who caused our recent economic catastrophe[putting
my great-grandchildren in debt,I`m afraid that it`s just more
of the same old same old,-this time elegantly posed as a
progressive

[cali]

2. so am I.

very glad.

[bjobotts]

61. Obama looks just like Lincoln...only different

[bjobotts]

62. Can you imagine the horror right now if it were president McCain

[graywarrior]

3. Thanks for saying it, coz I feel the same way.

[mike_c]

4. I'm less concerned about who is president than I am about...

...what the president does and where he/she leads the country.

[SammyWinstonJack]

76. .

:thumbsup:

[Patchuli]

131. I agree!!

The election's over; we got the best man. Now we need to make our voices heard loudly to him about the things we are not happy with. There is a huge protest of the banking industry bail-outs and the financial mess our government's allowed to be made of our economy around the country on April 11. Mine's in Sacramento...

http://anewwayforward.org/demonstrations/

[onehandle]

5. Yeah, but McCain would have killed Capitalism.

Obama is trying to save it.

How "unliberal" of him.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

80. I wonder what Palin would have killed?

I am so relieved we don't have McCain and Palin

[Career Prole]

89. Anything which could be hit from a hovering helicopter. n/t

[jeff30997]

104. Wolves.

And bears and Mooses and anything that moves.She is sooo sick.

[cascadiance]

126. Don't forget more "turkey machines"!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

136. I get shivers when I think of her

nasty shivers

[specimenfred1984]

6. Me too, I voted for him and don't regret it 1 bit

My brain still works though and I don't agree with everything his admin is doing. I guess that makes me a fascist Obama-hating repuke liar who should be sent to Gitmo.

[quickesst]

73. Only if you insist.....

...on defining yourself as such.

This..."Me too, I voted for him and don't regret it 1 bit"

...does not translate into this..."I guess that makes me a fascist Obama-hating repuke liar who should be sent to Gitmo."

..because this...."My brain still works though and I don't agree with everything his admin is doing."

...is not who Obama's supporters are targeting. As soon as people who think like yourself realize the difference, perhaps those like yourself will stop coming to the defense and rescue of the obvious trolls. A jaywalker does not defend a bank robber just because they both broke the law. It really does have something to do with the degree of offense, and there is most certainly a huge difference in constructive criticism and/or concern, and what this board is witnessing courtesy of an anti-Obama faction bent on derailing his presidency. Thanks.
quickesst

[polmaven]

135. 100% correct.

The Obama supporters are targeting "It has been 2 and 1/2 months and he has not fixed everything I think is wrong." "He is not doing what I want him to do despite what he said during the campaign he would do." "He is doing what he SAID he would do - what a NERVE!" "Whaddya MEAN he isn't as far left as DK? That isn't the change I voted for." ....Those are what the supporters are targeting.

Legitimate disagreement is absolutely expected and, actually, welcome and necessary. The above examples are not legitimate disagreement. They are bashing. Nothing more.

[phantom power]

7. Me too.

But I think he's selling himself short. He's got the gift. He could be a great president, but I'm seeing "good."

There, I said it!

[NC_Nurse]

8. Me too.

So sue me. :D

[countingbluecars]

9. Yes indeed! n/t

[grantcart]

10. Ten Years from now 80% of the population will swear they supported him from day one

and never said a bad thing about him.

30 years from now you won't find a single person who admits they voted against him.


Your just ahead of the curve William.

(Much like the guy in your sigline)

[bjobotts]

63. Nobody should be like "My Obama right or wrong" but we are amazingly lucky to have him

[Number23]

64. Preach it

Ten Years from now 80% of the population will swear they supported him from day one and never said a bad thing about him.

Now that is simply the damned truth. And they'll be mystified and appalled that someone, anyone could have EVER not supported the man...

[Mira]

102. 8 years from now we will try to make an amendment to allow him to stay on.

[tabatha]

108. Second that.

[LSparkle]

11. Absolutely -- I would NEVER have gotten up at 4 a.m. to watch ... McLame

in France! (To be fair, I was having a bout of insomnia
anyway, but it turned out to be handy because I got to see
the Sarkozy presser - and the Michelle/Carla meetup --
and the town hall event live.)

[Kaleko]

12. Grateful even. Consider the alternative...

[HughMoran]

13. I can't believe you'd risk your reputation just to say something sure to induce ire in so many here

:)

[canetoad]

14. From a global viewpoint

I no longer wake up each day wondering if the CEO of the biggest corporation on earth has decided on another take-over during the night.

[Laurab]

16. K&R you "lockstepper and worshipper"!

I just found out he's my "messiah" AND my "beloved", too - I didn't have a clue!

[nichomachus]

17. So am I, but I will still criticize him when I think he's wrong

So, I'm not sure why a lot of people have their panties in a twist.

I criticize my husband when I think he's wrong, but that doesn't mean I want to be married to someone else.

There are some infantile people here who think that we have to spend all day mooning over pictures of Obama and sighing at his every word -- or that we hate him and wish John McCain had been elected.

That is a very middle-school kind of attitude.

[HughMoran]

28. Steering this postitive thread into the gutter is a very middle school atitude

Who asked what your opinion of criticism was?

Why did you feel compelled to state such?

Do you realize how utterly hypocritical you sound?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. oh please. this thread is nothing but a continuation of 5 others saying any criticism of obama

makes du go down the gutter.

there is nothing particularly positive or intelligent about this thread.

:eyes:

[HughMoran]

36. alight then

[lamp_shade]

41. Haaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaa

[Career Prole]

90. I kindly like me some Obama.

I like the way he talks 'n he likes the way I talk.
I like him near as much as some o' them french-fried pertaters 'n mustard, mm-hmm.

[HughMoran]

95. Mmmmmmmmm, fench-fried paterers 'n mustard

MmmmmHmmmm.

[Kittycat]

103. Dearest Debbie Downer...

The thread title alone is positive, in case . Your negativity however, invokes this image.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

106. ..

:rofl:

[readmoreoften]

18. And this thread serves what purpose exactly? Or do you just want a thread with lots of recs? /nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

23. dissent is treachery etc

[JTFrog]

24. Well for one, the inevitable panty twisting is kind of entertaining. n/t

[HughMoran]

29. Yeah it is

:rofl:

[geek tragedy]

35. They just can't help themselves.

Someone expresses support for Obama, and they just have to come in here and piss on it.

Heaven forbid that Democrats speak well of other Democrats without the Whiny Child Brigade coming in to wet their pants.

[lamp_shade]

43. I just leaked a little.

:rofl:

[spiritual_gunfighter]

72. Agreed it is very entertaining

It's been 70 days dammit where is my change I voted for!!!! :sarcasm:

[Kittycat]

86. What would DU be without our Anarchists, railing against the wind

[La Lioness Priyanka]

98. what would du be w.out self aggrandizing, bloviating, unintellectual asses?

[Career Prole]

118. Will gets lots of well-deserved recs on most of his posts.

A rec-trawler's subject line usually reads "Kick and rec this if you think (insert wildy popular subject here)".
Will does his work well, has been doing it well since DU started, and he gets the recognition for it.
You shouldn't let it get under your skin since he decided to just "weigh in" on this one.
He's already explained the "why" in dozens of other well-written posts.
Christ. :eyes:

[butterfly77]

129. I love President Obama!

:hi: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: kicked and recommended!

[Bonhomme Richard]

19. I'm with you.

And I am standing by Obama.
For now. We need to give the guy a chance.

[azmouse]

20. So is the majority of the country.

I wish it was the majority of DU too but it's far from a perfect world.

[firedupdem]

21. I'm in 100% agreement with you on that one n/t

[CBR]

22. Me too!!

:bounce:

I have seen his historic election bring members of my family in to the political fray. They are engaged. The magnitude of his election cannot be overstated. I do not agree with all of his policies but the impact can be seen in simple things -- like MO at the London school yesterday.

[lamp_shade]

25. Me too, Will.

Nobody, not Hillary, not Kerry, not Edwards, and especially not Kucinich, could do the outstanding job Obama is doing. I'm so proud of him.

[Bluebear]

26. Well who the hell isn't, especially given the alternative?

[AnnInLa]

27. I awake every morning

still stunned that Obama is actually President....and the next instant, I am supremely happy and excited. Do I agree with everything the President says or does? No, of course not, but at least the grown-ups are now in charge, and America has definately changed course. (Oddly, we have GWB to thank for this.) I've been around a long time, and have never been this excited about the direction of my country. I am not a blind loyalist, but I am loyal to the tenets of the Democratic Party and to Progressivism, and I see my country headed toward liberalism....progressivism may take more time, but with Obama's election I am sure we will get there eventually...in time for my kids, and my grandkids.

[DeeDeeNY]

75. What you said

Exactly!

[tabatha]

109. Ditto

[NJmaverick]

30. I will see your glad and raise you an ecstatic

[otohara]

31. Especially After The Last 8 Years

I have a friend who worked his ass off to get BO elected. He met him a few times and now.....he sounds like a crazy person because, it turns out, Obama isn't doing everything he said he would and he's mad because Obama is doing stuff, he always said he would do....ie Afghanistan.

He's twisting himself up in knots - wanting a revolution. Shit, it there was a time when we should have gone nuts on our government, it was during 2001-2008...and we didn't. Sure there were protests, but I was by myself and hugely disappointed in my friends who were ho hum....can't miss a day of work to protest the illegal invasion of another country.

The rest of the world protested and they too were blown off by the American president. Why would he listen to them, they don't vote in the US.

I'm with you - I'm glad it's Obama. He makes me want to be a better person and I think he instills that in those lucky enough to be around him. Possibly even those who wrote bad laws in previous decades and now know they fucked up big time.

I'm off to Home Depot now to get an old wooden whiskey barrel to start my compost in.

[swilton]

88. Is it because of the last eight years that Obama looks so good?

I certainly preferred Obama to the viable Republican alternatives. But his shortcomings and the special interests who have captured him are apparent. It is true that Lincoln was our greatest president but his Department of Interior policies to the Indians was atrocious he also saw fit to suspend rule of law had Maryland state legislators arrested so that they wouldn't vote to secede from the Union..

[VeraAgnes]

32. Ditto!

I'm impressed with Obama!

[solara]

34. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed

:patriot:

[lamp_shade]

37. Kick and recommend.

[Fire1]

38. Ditto! K&R

[mzmolly]

39. Apparently we're among the 95% of Democrats who share this opinion.

;)

[lamp_shade]

40. I'm proud to be one of them.

:patriot:

[mzmolly]

45. Indeed.

Life is certainly more joyus for those of us enjoying not only the remarkable history, but the pragmatic, sensible leadership we have. I don't agree with every decision Obama makes, but I agree with most.

[Lugnut]

42. I am too.

The alternative is too horrifying to contemplate.

[stanwyck]

44. So am I n/t

[Richd506]

46. I also am glad

[Deja Q]

47. He's pro-offshoring, but if he can put good jobs into America again, I'll be happy.

At this point, I'm about to give up on IT. I've a lot of skills and if IT will be gone in 5 years, I'll have other means to pull my own weight.

:shrug:

[jmondine]

48. Obama is part of the system...

In our current climate, there's no other way anyone can become President. It is a system that is broken, that favors wealth and influence, and has serious inequities in opportunity and justice.

I don't believe he is going to drastically change or transform this. But from what I've seen, I believe he is sincere in his motivation to improve the system from within, and make it work better for everyone. And he's shown himself to be a master at the political game.

For the previous eight years, we have had an administration not content to merely uphold the status quo, but hell bent on making things much worse. The degree to which they succeeded shows in the mess that Obama has inherited.

Sure, I would like to see a far more progressive head of state. But for the time being, I too am glad to have Obama in the White House.

[NeedleCast]

49. Me too

K&R

Even when Mr. Pitt keeps it simple, it's still good.

[ulysses]

50. so am I. he's more likely to listen to us.

(Not if we don't say anything, of course, but it would be rude to point that out...)

[Cha]

51. I'm thrilled beyond

words!

[DevonRex]

52. I am, too. Thrilled.

:hi:

[MiniMe]

53. Wrong Thread

[JerseygirlCT]

54. Me too. nt

[Runcible Spoon]

55. I'm glad every night...late...alone in bed.....

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[bridgit]

56. works for me

[Kablooie]

57. I wish McCain had won so the Obama haters could appreciate what they have.

Or something like that

[NJmaverick]

107. It would be nice for them to see how out of touch they are

[tbyg52]

58. Sure beats the alternative.

Now if he'd just watch Moyers tonight and take it to heart, I might be a happy camper.

[flvegan]

59. As opposed to whom?

McCain? Most certainly.

[JeffR]

60. .

[Hekate]

65. You got that right. It's such a change for Mr. H and me to watch the news and smile.

:D

Hekate

[Historic NY]

66. Me too that town hall in Strausbourg was well amazing...all those young people.

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/04/president-obamas-full-townhall-in.html

[opihimoimoi]

67. K&R

He has come to the RESCUE.....just the right time....McCain/Palin woulda been a disaster...

[ClayZ]

68. Same here!

K and R

[newview88]

69. K&R

[Tommy_J]

70. +1

and a recommendation

[grahamhgreen]

71. Me too...

but I'd rather have Kucinich - ouch - no i didn't!

[amyrose2712]

74. I am too,

but, does that mean we have to agree with everything he does? I am not trying to start any flames, I just get upset when people with legitimate concerns get flamed for it. I don't think anyone here would be happier if McCain won.:puke: I think some disagreement amongst ourselves is good. Rather than just being zombies like the right. I am left of the left so I don't expect any democrat to fulfill all my hopes and dreams. That being said. Thank the FSM for OBAMA!

[ecstatic]

77. I agree and I love to see positive threads like this on DU

to balance out all the hateration.

[Dawgs]

78. K&R.

:)

[madokie]

79. Same here

I see a good man doing a good job.

[hfojvt]

82. are you sure you're on the right board?

Go back to Koolaid Underground, ya Obamabot. :P

[stlsaxman]

83. And with Rec #60 this flies through the Senate!

:hi:

[tomp]

84. so fucking lame. nt

[WilliamPitt]

93. Thanks for kicking the thread.

[tabatha]

110. You turned that one around. :-)

[iamthebandfanman]

125. id imagine

the poster wanted his 'fucking lame' message seen...

so , no...


but nice try will.

[WilliamPitt]

130. Thanks for kicking the thread.

[iamthebandfanman]

132. you're welcome!

i like spreading the the tension on DU, so we have something in common will!


ill even do it again!

[Honeycombe8]

85. Me, too. And proud. Esp. since I was smart enuf to vote for him. :) nt

[TWiley]

87. Mr. Obama will be the greatest President EVER, and I am NEVER wrong about these things.

ever

[spanone]

91. me too, but we seem to be a minority here

[DCofVA]

92. I'm proud to be an American again, thanks to Obama

I remember how at the last Summit, I cringed with embarrassment every time Bush did something. What a difference a President makes.

[Faygo Kid]

94. You betcha.

To quote a favorite candidate of the alternatives presented to us.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S3XEraQZjGk/SSeuEnv0ERI/AAAAAAAAD3M/qq_g6zS4ptk/s200/sarah+palin+turkey+pardon+interview+video+shocker+thanksgiving+ceremony+turkeys+slaughter+1.JPG

[Richd506]

96. Me too

He's not perfect... but he's certainly NOT Bush

[SammyWinstonJack]

99. Well there is that.

He's not perfect... but he's certainly NOT Bush.

[jeff30997]

105. I think it will stick.

2072: President Warrblast orders Martial law.Protesters say:"Well,at least he's certainly NOT Bush"

[leftchick]

97. good for you

:eyes:

[SammyWinstonJack]

100. .

:spray:

[WilliamPitt]

114. Thanks for kicking the thread.

[leftchick]

137. like you even need the help

:eyes:

[nevergiveup]

101. A big thank you to the 69,456,897 Americans

who voted for this man. We finally got it right and I am sleeping better these days.

[LWolf]

111. It takes all kinds.

As a teacher, and a leftist, I'm appalled.

I hold my fellow Democrats accountable for his nomination, and I don't see myself in a forgiving mood at any time in this lifetime.

But you didn't really want to hear that, and you don't really care, do you?

[tabatha]

112. One only has to compare:

the journalists after the G20 giving him a standing ovation, and one of them saying he actually answered the question

to

McSame's disastrous meeting with Hispanic folk

....and breathe a huge sigh of relief.

But, I will only truly relax after a couple years of constant brighter and better.

[woofless]

113. Me too.

I'm a 57 year old disabled factory worker. Watching and listening to Obama in Europe literally brought tears to my eyes. To think, he speaks in whole sentences (mostly) and actually makes sense. Whew.

[Richd506]

115. I could never be happier to have Obama as president

Now I know the whole bailout of wall street is very controversial but you do have consider the no win situation Obama is in when it comes to that. Those banks don't deserve another penny yet at the same time, they are holding our economy hostage. So if Obama gives them the money, he looks like he's pro wall street and if he doesn't, the economy crumbles even more and everyone blames HIM for it.

It isn't a popular thing he's doing but it's probably about the only thing he can do. But I would like to see him fire some of those guys too, just as he did with Rick Wagoner.

[Blue_Roses]

116. definitely!

I find myself smiling everytime I think about it. :D

[acmavm]

117. Only idiots would think that we (who voted for him too) want him to fail.

Just saying.

[NanceGreggs]

119. Me, too ...

... VERY glad.

:patriot:

[watercolors]

120. Thanks Will

I'm extremely happy and hopeful. After 8 years of being angry and frustrated,it is a \welcomed change of relief and peacefullnes!

[sakabatou]

121. McCain would have fucked it up the moment he was elected

[kestrel91316]

122. I couldn't have said it better myself.

[theFrankFactor]

123. Obama Crumbs Served to the Left Are Better Than Anything From the Right...

anything.

If he can pull the Banking industry cocks out of his mouth, all the better. I wouldn't hold your breath on that one though. One crumb at a time... one crumb at a time.

He'll never be Dennis Kucinich, but then, Americans don't want Dennis Kucinich. Well, most Americans anyway.

[iamthebandfanman]

124. me too

versus the alternative.

[pollo poco]

127. I really like him.

So charismatic, intelligent, diplomatic. I live in Europe, and am proud to be associated with him. He represents us as I would have us represented.

To let the President know what's on your mind, it's great to email him at whitehouse.gov. I think he sincerely wants to know what we are thinking, because we are part of the solutions he must find. This is a very constructive way to support the president and offer your insights at the same time.

They are counting those emails "for" and "against". even though Barack Obama can't please all of us all of the time, he wants to hear from us. When he does/says something you like/don't like, tell him.

Agree with him. Disagree with him. But don't miss your opportunity to help shape policy.

[SHRED]

128. However, too bad our system is bought by capitalists

[Deep13]

133. Me too.

It would have been nice if his resourcefulness was not being wasted cleaning up the disaster the Republicans left for him.

[swimmernsecretsea]

134. So am I.

And thanks. I feel great knowing I could say that.

[BlooInBloo]

138. Lockstepper.

:P

[chimpymustgo]

139. I am too.

But I wish he'd get rid of Summers and Geithner.