Having been a Navy wife for 10 years, and having being around over 40, Senator McCain in my opinion, would have been more prepared. President Elect Obama joins himself in the rank of the President Kennedy, if you look at the documentary, "1000 Days of a Presidency" you will see that having a President without experience can be deadly. The only reason we did not go to war with Russia, was Russia called our bluff. They have just released tapes of President Kennedy speaking to his brother Bobby Kennedy stating they needed to pray. I would feel more comfortable with a President who could do more than pray.

Don't get me wrong, President Kennedy was the begininng of a new type of Presidency. I do have admiration for him. But experience does count, and now days, we need someone who knows the ropes. The politics aren't new, and I think the President Elect will find he can't live up to the promises he made, no one can.

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Well, the people have spoken and have spoken loudly. Apparently the majority of the American people are tired of a bad economy and have elected the person whom which they believe can (and will, hopefully!) bring us out of this recession. Being an Obama supporter myself, of course I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Obama's tax plan seems to really make sense; not because it gives me a tax break (since I definetely do not earn anywhere near 250,000 dollars a year), but it makes sense because it ISN'T the same economics plan that we've had for the last 8 years. I once saw on a good friends refrigerator magnet: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". I feel this statement is most accurate about our economic situation. Hopefully Obama can bring us out of this infinite downward spiral. As for McCain, he was really close to earning my vote, especially after the primaries. I really liked the idea of a liberally prone conservative- maybe because it would be the closest thing that we could ever get to a bi-partisan ticket. The clincher for me was his vice-pres. pick - Palin. After the interviews, the debate and the endless supply of her catch phrases, winks and frequent use of the work "Maverick", it became apparent to me that this is a politician who knows a lot about Alaska, but not much about anything else. Just the fact that she didn't know that Africa is a continent, or what the acroynym NAFTA stands for (let alone what countries North America consists of), it simply frightenened me to think that she could potentially be second-in-command of the most powerful nation on the face of this planet. The American people saw the ignorance in this one, and it is for this reason along with Obama's outstanding campaign why red states turned blue, and secured a landslide victory for Obama. My biggest hope at this point is that Obama can live up to his expectations.

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