Now that they're all overpowered by Democrat representation I shiver when I think about how the next 4-8 yrs will go.

I want to give the benefit of the doubt and say that the Faith the majority of Americans have placed in Obama is justified, but I am having a hard time accepting it. After McCain's speech last night I am completely comfortable that I made the right decision voting for him even though he lost. I'm glad he took it on the chin and acted like a true American. Because just like he said, we are all Americans and the office of the President deserves respect, no matter if you agree with the person who resides there.

I didn't agree with Clinton's policies, but I respected his position. I will gladly do the same with President-elect Obama. He has a long road ahead of him and it will take all of us uniting together in order to achieve victory. He can't do it alone. Look at what happened with Bush.

So, all in all if Obama can keep America united and start to mend the world's impression of us here in the States then we will strive and again be the great nation we once were. If not then it will show pretty quickly.

Congrats to President-Elect Obama, his family, and especially to a group of people who have long deserved this kind of representation at the helm of this great nation.

It's not a FACT that people picked him (Obama) with an American Idol-esque superficiality. That is your own personal opinion. I think your generalization of our youth is not only ignorant, but also based on your own biases. I know you're bitter about McCain's loss, but don't generalize a whole group of people based on a few bad apples.

I voted for Obama based on issues, not the color of his skin. I hope he follows through with what he proposed to do, and helps this country move in the right direction.

Regards,
Steve

For this very moment, where nothing is actually done, it is wonderful and hopeful for the better angels of our souls. the world wishes so much, for a great president, america and the world.

However, no one in america seems to be aware of the election of Tony Blair in 1997 where almost the exact playbook was used to gain a landslide, and reality and disappointment ended in cynicism and apathy.

Does America ultimately believe in telling other people's how to behave and govern?

Is America a Bigoted and xenophobic country that cares more for not having foreign trade [oil], while using 25% of the worlds resources even when it represents only 2% of its population?
Only caring about source rather than direct individual consumption?

When infant mortality matches the rest of the G8, and there are less black prisoners, when it is common for more black harvard alumni from disadvantaged backgrounds to exist, then real progress might have been made.

Barack Hussein Obama, it mean a lot to many, and will make a lot of people proud; however, cold analysis suggests that the only reason for winning was getting the vote out; using all that money and the social-organisation (inc. via the internet) when a sack of potatoes would have beaten Bush-43 even before Lehman Bank's collapse, suggests an actual failure to meaningfully win the argument.

Given all the circumstances, he should have won by a popular mile.

I hope it isn't as tokenistic as Halle Berry winning an Oscar – at least for the effect it will have on african americans.

Yours kindly,

Shakir Razak

I just hope that my liberal friends don't call our new President the vicious and hateful names they've said about our current President. It would not be fair to Obama to be called an a puppet, a silver spoon, PRESENT, Karl Marx, Stalin, and who knows what other hateful things my liberal friends would say about him. Please, let's not hate anyone – LOVE!

Mr. President-Elect, Congratulations from a Capitalist!