Obama Leads Democrats to Impressive Victory

I know that I am a fierce critic of everything government and corporation oriented. But even I have moments where I stop to admire people who have achieved something, even if they are sitting on the other side of the fence, or playing for the opposite side.

I must say that Obama's victory and subsequent speech inspired even me who is a total opponent of the American two-party system. Obama almost made me into a believer, so I can only imagine how he has moved and inspired all those who have been fighting for his presidency for the past 21 months. What a speech! Very powerful words and full of promises; it was the climax of a brilliantly organized and well fought campaign. Even McCain was admiring Obama in his concession speech.

Obama Victory Speech on You Tube

McCain Victory Speech on You Tube

In this post, I will say nothing critical or insulting about Obama or the US government. I really want to believe that Obama is not just blowing steam, but that he will really change the US and consequently the world in a good way. From foreign policy to corporatocracy, he has made a lot of big promises, and I really hope, for all of us, that he will deliver on these campaign promises.

Obama was absolutely right about one thing in his speech last night - The work does not stop here. The work never stops! Those people who worked so hard at bringing him to the White House, are now going to have to work twice as hard to make sure he is not corrupted by the system which he is about to enter. The position of president has been marginalized, and it will be very tough for Obama to break through all the Washington bureacracy and red-tape to get any major accomplishments. But I'll stay optimistic; expect the worst, but wish for the best.

The old Chinese curse had it right: "May you live in interesting times..."

Result Recaps, click on the image to see it in big (Images courtesy of CNN):

Election victory in the News:

NYTimes - After a Decisive Victory, Obama Chooses Transition Team as Challenges Loom

Reuters - After Historic Win, Obama Looks to Future

CNN - Obama's Victory Caps Struggles of Previous Generations

BBC - World Leaders Hail Obama Triumph

International Herald Tribune - Campaign Done, Obama Pulls His Team Together

NewsWeek - Hey, Mr. President-Elect, Got a Minute ... or 10?

MSNBC - Obama turns to building his administration

Election Excitement is Contagious In 2008

I have to say that this US Election-Mania is contagious. I have been glued to the BBC webcast ever since I got back from work. Although I know Obama is going to win, the mass excitement and hysteria surrounding this election has finally reached its zenith. So I am doing a quick post to show where the candidates stand in terms of states, just for future reference purposes.

I must admire the media for doing such a fine job of hyping this event up to the point where I almost believe that people actually have a choice here. Here is the electoral map with its projected winners. The yellow states are the ones which will likely determine this election.

Go Ron Paul!

Obama Will Take The Prize

It's the night before the election. And the pollsters have already dug a grave for John McCain. If you take a look at the most recent polls, you will see that Obama is leading McCain with a minimum of 6 points and a maximum of 13 points, depending on who you believe. But the commentators are trying to throw a monkey wrench into the equation by saying that people are 'unpredictable' and that they might change their mind once they get to voting. Please click on the following image to see the pre-election poll results from three major pollsters. Images courtesy of the BBC.

I don't think these people have stopped for a moment to admire the brilliant campaign Obama has been running. Ever since the primaries of the Democratic Party, Obama's campaign machine has been exceptionally well greased and has been pushing forward through all sorts of obstacles. They have made Obama into a cult figure, and have actually managed to convince a lot of people that he will bring about the "Change you can believe in."

As much as I would like to believe that, the fact that Obama's major political contributors are a who's who of the important banks and corporations, I find it very hard to believe that Obama is looking out for the people. In fact, there has been chatter of an "event" that the next US president is going to have to face as he enters the White House. Both Joe Biden and Colin Powell have mentioned this event, and Powell is an Obama supporter, while Biden is Obama's running mate. For more information on this, please check out this You Tube Video.

Obama is a perfect symbol of change, evolution; out with old, in with the new. He has to win, if the American people are to "have a hope for a better future." At least that's the image being created for Obama by the mainstream media.

So on that note I leave you. I am only going to recommend one article today, but an article that I definitely think is worth reading...

Global Research - A Second 9/11: An Integral Part of US Military Doctrine