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I am so pissed. When I found out our new pres was him, I fipped. I'm very young, so excuse me if I'm getting this wrong. He's inexperienced. We are in an econimic crisis right now! It's not that we're not ready for a black pres, we're just not ready for this one. Now excuse me if you're black. I'm not trying to offend you and I'm not racist. But if you think about it, how many black people have never voted, but came out this year. Do half of them even follow his beliefs on our society and how it should be run? I'm sorry, but this is affecting my future, not just their's. I don't want to witness a world war 3. Any other time, when everything was going way better, we might be able to handle this. But not now.

rayrai, right on all accounts!

He's not inexperienced or going in blind.

He is extremely intelligent and rational, and he has a great understanding of the American people, in part due to his upbringing.

Obama demonstrated a far superior understanding of the economy.

McCain = Bush. Bush = war. I'll let you finish the math.

Obama being elected president has been the first time I've felt truly proud to be an American.

Uh..actually..he is inexperienced compared to mccain..and actually even if you don't compare him to mccain..you could still say he is inexperienced.I'm sorry to say this but it's because of his upbringing that we really don't need him in office at the moment.He's a socialist and what not and his passion for the people is great..but in the matter at hand..one needs to concentrate on what needs to be done in order for the people to be protected.He seems like the kind of person who is into people pleasing way too much and will do whatever seems to make them happiest the most..which isn't always the best approach.. but then again this is just my opinion.On another note..I wish people really wouldn't say Mccain is like bush..if you think about it..although some of their views may be the same..bush promised a lot of things he didn't even do and although he is not the best president...he did do some things that helped..and every bad thing that happened is not entirely his fault.I've said this before..when people think something will work out..they instantly go along with it..but when problems come up..no one wants to take responsibility and they play the blame game.If bush was such a bad president why elect him a second time?Not to mention that has anyone stopped to think that the congress is mostly at fault for everything that's happened.Bush can't just sit there and say 'LET THIS BE DONE' and have it happen.He has to pass that through congress and if it's denied,he can't do it.Therefore..blaming the man for every single waking error of the US is just being ignorant.He may not be a good president..and I myself don't like him..but c'mon.. neutral !

i have been for Obama since the beginning, this however does not in anyway make your opinion incorrect or invalid. Quite frankly i like some of his inexperience the "experienced" people are the same people that have been in Washington for ages now and someone who is doing the exact same thing that all the other politicians have will lead us right into another depression. In order to have the change that America needs, we must have someone that isn't apart of the same stock, that every other president in history has been apart of.

~However i appreciate someone who is young finding a voice in politics, but i encourage you to do some real research and find out the facts on all sides and not pick a side based on what your family/friends have told you.(and by real research i mean don't buy into propaganda.) And as far as republicans go i like McCain, he is a good man and i don't say that about any republicans to be honest. He might have actually had a chance if he didn't pick someone like Palin.~

P.S. A. Lincoln was an inexperienced senator from Illinois too wink

"Kept us our of war"? Are you mad? He started a pre-emptive war! A war founded on LIES, no less. Even now, when we KNOW that there are no weapons of mass destruction, the war continues.

Uh..you're the one that's being rather ignorant don't you think?Bush only reacted to what the people wanted after september 11th.Mostly everyone was angry about the towers and wouldn't you think that if you're entire nation wanted something..you'd do it?Besides..he simply suggested the war,he didn't actually just say lets do it and it happened.Not to mention..that we aren't even over there for their 'weapons' anymore.It's the oil.So um yeah..

I don't care to know how I am being ignorant
I am only stating the truth and what I believe
Whether it comes out as ignorant to you, I honestly don't care
It is how I am on the matter

And I agree with Azrael; Just how is Iraq associated with the Twin Towers?
And just because a select few morons decide to highjack a plane and kill a couple thousand people, we have to go kill their innocent people in return?
An eye for an eye right?
[sarcasm] Way to go America! [/sarcasm]

A president shouldn't always do what his country asks
Just look where it got Bush
Now most of his country hates him
Because now our soldiers are dying

And the only reason I can think the people of America even asked for the war was because they were scared
We learned just today in history that often when people are scared, the act rash and without thinking of consequences

On another note, its their oil, not ours
We're stealing from them

There is absolutely no reason for us to be in neither Iraq nor Afghanistan