I've just watched the Obama victory speech and even I shed a few
tears of joy :)

This is truly a historic moment. There is now hope for America,
where there was no hope. Americans needed a great deal of pain
to realise the foolishness of Bush/Cheney and the destruction
of their country.

Conservate old farts beware, change is coming!

Yippeeee

Oh yair.

I'll believe it when I see some positive changes in the right direction... and I don't mean green-veneer stuff.

I hope you're right Yabby, but quite frankly I don't hold much hope that significant change will come. I think we'll all be highly disillusioned before too long ( :>(

Dear Yabby,

I too watched the American election
results, and listened to Barack Obama's
history-making, eloquent speech.
I shed more than a few tears. I actually
bawled my eyes out. What a special man!

Americans badly needed someone who would
unite them, and the landslide victory
proved that Barack Obama is the man they
want to do just that.

Change is now inevitable.

History is being re-written.

Bravo America.

We're proud of you!

a change of faces is no real change. i'm waiting to hear:

"america will no longer dispatch drone bombs to kill people we think may wish us harm, as too many innocents die".

there may be a long wait.

i'm waiting to hear "90% of munitions expenditure will be diverted to america's schools, hospitals, transport and green energy production".

there may be a long wait.

i'm waiting to hear " america will subscribe to the international criminal court".

there may be a long wait.

yes we can? seen no evidence that they want to.

'Conservate old farts beware, change is coming!'

Just like with Mr Rudd who has continued on with Mr Howard's policies (except for a few symbolic gestures)

Dear Demos,

You do know that the man has only
just won the election, and won't be
inaugurated into the office of
President until mid January 2009, don't
you?

Give him time to at least get his foot
in the door of the oval office before
criticizing.

Change will come.