No one likes to hear this, but I credit Obama's meteoric rise to George W. Bush and his failed Presidency. If Bush and Cheney hadn't done such a terrific job of demoralizing the American people and instilling fear instead of patriotism, telling us to shop and keeping us ignorant and uninformed while he set out to invade Iraq. Pulled out the fear factor and the "I know best", fired all the attorney's, all with no reason or explanation. Whenever we did question his actions, his rhetoric was about the "clear and present danger". That clear and present danger turns out to be from our own government and our own people. If it were not so, it might all have played out differently. I have lived in and visited other country's and I know America for all it's warts is the best. But the America of today has been bested by terrorism, ignorance, and for the longest time, apathy. Our educators don't educate, we are kept in ignorance and cannot believe whatever news is filtered to us. The only importance we have is the dollars in our pocket and how we can be influenced to spend them. The dollar is honored more than people. I still believe Jeb Bush manipulated the ballots in Florida and that GW should never have been president. It is demoralizing to remember how it was and how it now is. Those earning >$250,000 fear Obama, the rest of us, we're waiting to see if there is any substance. This country still belongs to the people. They should have impeached Bush and Cheney, I don't think at this juncture they would hesitate to impeach the next president if he doesn't deliver. With Colin Powell, Warren Buffett, and Joe Biden, at his side, maybe they can pull it off and do a decent job over the next four years.

Sir;...Transformational... I love that one... After nothing of the traditional insults and insinuations have affected him, now the republicans have brought out the rusty but trusty cannon of Communism to shoot at Mr. Obama... But watch this: They won't call him revolutionary; though transformational is close... The reason they won't call him revolutionary is that if a capitalist is talking about a great and improved product, they can think of no better word than: Revolutionary... But they don't believe in social revolution because they have achieved a state of perfection that cannot possibly be improved upon... Or can it??? We might have to transform our less than perfect world which makes their perfect world possible... It might surprise them to find themselves shook loose like a 'possum baby while old mama transformed herself off to new location... Well; I know they would not like it, because though they think we could not live without them, they could not live without us... I am sure many a flea has thought himself king of the world, and wondered why he was not missed when brushed off in the dust....Thanks...Sweeney