Election burnout.

[Ayiekie]

I will clarify my statement, as I should have before - I agree completely that America is not a racist nation. I agreed with that before the election, in fact.
Racism colours (har!) the national dialogue, but it does not direct it.

I think, no matter what, that the one inevitable triumph of the Obama administration will be that the next time a black person is a serious contender for
President, the fact that they are black will no longer be any sort of major issue. That ceiling can never be repaired, and a damn good thing that is.

[Fidoohki]

There is racism in America... America isn't racist though just like there may be

corruption in Acorn but I don't beleive Acorn is corrupt. Was Obama a big

step? Definately but lets be honest. We can rally against racism in all its

forms but we can't obliterate it from the minds of those that will think it.

It flies against our beleifs and freedoms. I always beleive you have a right to

believe what you want.. it's the application of those beleifs that you have

to be careful of. *Shrugs* Anyway he won it's over. Let's see if those of us that

think he will fail are right or those that beleive he will be great are wrong.

[Murmur the Fallen]

Well, Rahm Emmanuel is heading up the Obama transition. Lots of familiar names from previous Democratic admins are there, while the tug-of-war of current
administriation and future is starting. Nothing at stake, really, except THE FATE OF THE FREE WORLD (and bits of the unfree world).

Anyway, Rahm Emmanuel. Read that he's an ultra-liberal hippy with violent, crushing socialist tendencies.

Also that he's one of the architects of globalisation with super-support of NAFTA and China trade.

So: Right not happy, Left not happy. Nobody happy.

-murmur

[Ayiekie]

He's there because he's Jewish. There was a lot of sentiment in Israel and the Jewish community that Obama was pro-Palestinian and pro-Arab (Israel is
one of only two countries on Earth where opinion polls showed people would prefer McCain to Obama as the next US President). This defuses that.

[Fidoohki]

Possibly but what level of influence would a chief of staff

have with a president?

[Star Ranger4]

*BOGGLE*

Dude.... I cant believe you have to ask that! COS is THE most important civilian job in the 'House! only jobs with potentially more influance all require
senate approval.
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[Fidoohki]

*shrugs* One only learns by asking questions.