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Gracious

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While I hated the negativity of this long, arduous campaign, and the campaign b.s. and rhetoric definitely made me lose some respect for both of the candidates, I must, nonetheless, say that they were both very gracious in their speeches this evening. During his speech, McCain once again seemed the man I might have considered voting for 8 years ago had he, rather than Bush, been on the ticket. But who knows, maybe a hard run at the White House back then would have changed him into whomever it was that came out in this campaign. Anyway, I thought Obama’s speech was great too. Nice to see both of them speaking of working together and healing the nation...

YEA! It’s over - tonight - I can finally sleep!

Happy Election to All, and to All a Good Night.

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  1. mrmike ·

    Had McCain been that guy all along he might not have had to stuggle so. He spent so much time wanting the country off his front lawn in recent months, it was difficult to tell what he for.

    Great speeches and now it is finally over and we can concern ourselves with something else until the 2012 campaign begins next month.

  2. dcoffee ·

    I think the real McCain showed up last night. He was a class act. He was great on SNL last weekend too. Maybe with the campaign over now he can go back to being himself.

  3. dragonlady7 ·

    I wanted McCain in 2000 too!! I wanted him more than Gore!! I was SO ANGRY when Bush got the nomination, I was almost madder about that than him actually winning. McCain is a hawk but he would have buttoned up Afghanistan before going after Iraq. People keep saying "Oh you can't blame W for all that's wrong now" but that's bull, it was his personal batshitness that put so much pressure on us to go after Saddam personally.

    Ugh.
    But yes. McCain's speech was the way I remember him being, back when I liked him. It was disconcerting, because I had this odd warm-fuzzy feeling. Is it just that he's defeated, that I like him again? No, the things he said were actually nice, and sensible.

    I read a theory that he threw the election on purpose because he wanted to screw the Republicans who'd screwed him.
    I like that theory, weirdly.

  4. joshua ·

    I voted for Gore, and it was the only vote I've ever regretted! At the time I didn't regret it too much... I was the guy passing around Noam Chomsky in class, to give you some perspective.

    Look, McCain has always been this guy. All politicians (the Messiaobama included) have done things in their past they aren't too proud of in order to advance their careers. Neither Obama or McCain are "bad guys" - reasonable people know that.

  5. gardenmama ·

    I too voted for Gore in 2000, and though I don't regret it, I wasn't thrilled either. And had it been McCain running against him, I'm really not sure which way I would have gone but I think I would have given him some real consideration. dragonlady7, I too wish I could believe the theory of throwing the election on purpose - it would serve the R's right after what they did to him. I guess that's part of what surprised me with the campaign, he seemed to be trying a little too hard to please them. I understand there's a whole purse stings thing attached to the kowtowing stuff but it irks me nonetheless. And of the 2012 campaign, MrMike, maybe they'll give us at least until after inauguration day before they start up with that crap - haha.

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