Congratulations America- You MADE History

Congratulations, America- you did it! You just elected the first Arabic President of the United States. I say you dod, because my family and I certainly did not! The most liberal Senator with no experience whatsoever from the great state of Illinois, will be our commander in chief in just under 3 months now. He has been influenced much of his adult life by the likes of William Ayers, a known and unrepentant domestic terrorist, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, an open anti Semite, anti-American hate monger, and many others brought out during his successful campaign. I have to hand it to him- he really did it!

Not that Senator John McCain was all that difficult to defeat- he wasn't. He has become a lot more docile and Senatorial than he was 6-7 years ago. What I saw from McCain during the Presidential campaign was a distinguisehed gentleman who was too accustomed to "reaching across the aisle" to the opposite party and denouncing the Republicans if he felt they were wrong.


Senator Obama put this deal to bed several months ago when he refuted the nay sayers and beat Hilary soundly for the Democratic nomination. So many experts said he couldn't do it, he didn't have enough experience, but with a little popular press for the anointed one (did I say a little?) he was able to circle his wagons and move on to the Presidential campaign. Perhaps his distinhuished friends and neighbors provided him with the necessary muscle to move him into position and Hilary out of position. We may never know.

Senator Obama's plane with the previous flag on the tail

Where McCain failed was not in picking Palin as his running mate, but in a couple of other areas:

1. He didn't let his pit bull off the leash until it was too late. People identified with Sarah and Todd, but they never got to know her very well as the McCain handlers kept her under wraps for weeks. McCain could have gone on trying to tell the Americans why Obama CAN NOT and SHOULD NOT be President, while Sarah could tell us why he was different from Bush. Even Charlie Gibson had to ask where the American Flag lapel pin was!

2. McCain was too senatorial in his handling of the debates and the other stump speeches. Trying to hammer home Obama is a lover of terrorists and bigots during the economic crisis he took time out from the campaign to help pass a bailout package tells me he may have missed the mark. That is hard to imagine for a man as successful and experienced as McCain is. Perhaps he was so incredulous the American people would even ENTERTAIN this person given his strong military background, was probably more than this terrific American could fathom.

3. Too often McCain was distracted by the media about non issues, and having to correct the record. To me, his plan was dead simple: Tax less, spend less, sanction the people responsible for the mortgage meltdown, and provide for our soldiers. Pretty simple.

4. Where was the media attention on the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac fiasco? With so many liberal ties to these previously reliable and trustworthy entities, it was only a matter of time before a tragedy befell our investors and banks. One interview of a Congressional oversight member was lauding Fannie Mae's performance in getting people into homes far beyond their quota. QUOTA? This is not a sales position, this is a position of responsibility and caution. The distance between the American dream and a nightmare is a bureaucrat pushing for a home loan approval and squeezing someone into a home they could ill afford at half the mortgage amount. Yet Obama's buddy Daniel Mudd openly admits they should have said no more. Perhaps his compensation plan should not have been based on how many people who were APPROVED for a loan, but for how many QUALIFIED for a loan.

Had McCain succesfully tied this mill stone around the neck of Obama, this could well have been the difference. Had he called for an immediate investigation like the old fighter he used to be, he might have been able to pull this off. Had the rest of the Republican party banded together to echo this sentiment, he might have been able to pull this off.

5. The Gentlemen's agreement to cap the amount of public monies spent on campaigning. Previously, both men publicly stated they would abide by the McCain/Feingold limitations of publlic money for campaign purposes, but the wily Obama had no intention of honring that agreement. McCain steadfastly held to his word, and it cost him the election. That is like walking in front of a truck at the crosswalk because the walk sign is lit when the truck runs you over. You may have been right, but you are going to get run over nonetheless, just like the Maverick did.

The bottom line is a lot of learning must be done from this example: Democrats, no matter what, circle the wagons and present a united front making no apologies. Republicans- did you HEAR THAT? They make no apolgies, they band together on their talking points and support each other. I think Governors Huckabee and Romney did a pretty good job of that, but not everyone else did. Case in point: How did they let Nancy Pelosi dismiss the representatives for recess when we were facing a dramatic crisis with gas prices and the mortgage market imploding? How did we let the Senate and Congress with approval ratings lower than they have ever been in history, keep seats, gain seats, AND pick up a neophyte President? Why is it the liberals are able to attract so many people based on emotions and dreams, whent he Republicans for years have been the providers of dreams and opportunitites.

But now, the wonderful liberal Democrats are in charge of nearly everything- the Senate, the House and the White House. These are the same menal midgets who have lost over $18MM on Senate dining facility, and now they have the control of a REAL budget. Can you say "Oh my gosh"?

I do applaud Obama for a well-run campaign. On a personal note, I did feel a bit of a sting in the corners of my eyes when his grandmother, who was so influential in his upbringing, missed his victory speech by a few hours. I pray she is in heaven, looking down on this man now. I also pray God is watching over him as well.