Over and over again, Mr Obama has said and I agree with him, American's have to change America, not just him as President

Deb, I agree............its going to take more than the President to fix things.  I think a good start would be to get rid of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barney Frank.    I think HIllary Clinton will be a good Sec. of State...................can we get rid of Bill before she goes?

TRULLY WHAT EVERONE NEEDS TO KNOW IS THAT IT WILL NOT BE OBAMA WHO WILL DO ANY CHANGES IT WILL BE THROUGH THE GRACE AND MERCY OF GOD WHAT IS TO BE WILL BE HE IS ONLY A MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a Christian too, but  feel that any man with a such liberal platform frightens me.  Who knows what he can do with things such  as in 3rd term AB, embryonic stem cells?  True Christians do not support ones so Liberal.

America is caught up I believe in a frenzy of "Obamanize change " Do I think he is the man who will usher in a change (for the better) for the USA ? Frankly , I really wish  he would be a cayalyst to bring change to the direction that America has diverrted  itself from   -that of foundation that believe in solid Christain  values of rights of every man -Life, Liberty , and Pursuit of happiness  . Do we have something tangible in his public record of  4 yrears or  more of  genuinely working for this ends or do we just  have a loud spews of rhetorics  that tend to mesmerize  masses  but that  leads to an emptyand pathetic  leadership ?

You know, a lot of Americans believe that the President is responsible for whatever happens in our country.  WRONG!  Try congress.  That's where all the bull takes place.  Granted the President has the right to veto a bill, should he think it necessary, but that rarely if ever happens.  The moral of this comment is simple, "Don't blame the man in the oval office if life ain't a bowl of cherries.  Blame the #$%holes in congress".

Im speechless

I like our new President, honestly.  These previous posts hit the nail on the head ......Congress needs fixing.    

Ok, is it just me, or is the Obama family truly beautiful?   Him, his wife and daughters seem just  ......sweet and celestial.    I dont mean just physically attractive.......just 'serene'.......or something.    They sure looked cold today!   It looked like Michelle kept peeking to see if the girls wern't popsicles........and I dont blame her! 

Ok ladies.....let's take a minute to think about this before we get all upset about the cost of things.

Hasn't this been the largest inauguration event for a US president?

Haven't there been more people in attendance than ever before?

Hasn't the sheer number of people attending along with the safety concerns surrounding Obama meant A LOT more security than before?

These things may explain an increase in cost.  I don't know what the truth is at this point.....it just happened today and I'm still elated about this historical event.  However, I have heard that the Associated Press is responsible for skewing the numbers and that some important key pieces of info have been left out.  Here's what I found on what the numbers really mean.......

"The cost of the inauguration's security was virtually never factored into the final tab, as reported by the press.  Federal dollars spent on security were not part of the commonly referred-to cost. (The cost of Obama's inauguration, minus the security costs? Approximately $45 million.) What's happening this year: The cost of the Obama inauguration and the cost of the security are being combined by some in order to come up with the much larger tab. Then, that number is being compared with the cost of the Bush inauguration in 2005, minus the money spent on security.

In other words, it's the unsubstantiated Obama cost of $160 million (inauguration + security) compared with the Bush cost of 42 million (inauguration, excluding security). Those are two completely different calculations being compared side-by-side, by Fox & Friends, among others, to support the phony claim that Obama's inauguration is $100 million more expensive than Bush's.

 

So, how much did Bush's 2005 inauguration actually cost, using the standard the media is applying to Obama? Boehlert crunched the numbers and came up with a total of $157 million."

Now.....in my opinion......all things concerning the White House events etc. are far too expensive and have been that way long before Obama.  I've shared my feelings about that with his administration......maybe you should as well.   Let's think about this though......he just became the President ohhhh 6 hours ago.  I highly doubt that he has had the opportunity to make sweeping changes just yet. 

Actually I posted an article off Yahoo..........not Fox on those numbers.  Its still way too much money.   We do need change, we hope for that change...........but too much money being spent on this! 

too much money on the inaguration that can be given to Americans in need is right...or what about the 10-15million dollars a day given to Isreal for "aid." That money should be going towards America's problems...It should be spent on Americas poor, not for the blood of Palestinians.

I have hope that Obama will change this great problem, as well as many others.

MizzSwinney says ...

I agree with AngelT6. As a Christian, I believe that it wil be the Glory of God that will change this country around. Man lives by the will of God, and he has blessed us with a man to get this country to think and take action on improving itself. Its going to be a long, slow process. It took us 8 years to get into this mess, it may take just as long to get us out. I believe Obama is the change we need. God Bless America.

Come on!!  You're a Christian and yet support a man who spent his first day in office giving away OUR money to kill more babies?  It didn't take us 8 years to get "into this mess", it took about 75 including the stupid decision in 73 to legalize baby killing.  The economic mess is thanks to Obama's buddies like Harry Reid and Barney Frank who pushed banks to fund mortgages thru Freddie/Fannie (who, by the way, spent millions in campaign funding donations to, oh,guess who, Barney Frank and Harry Reid, among other democrats) for people who couldn't afford them.  Surprise, they can't afford their mortgage, they go belly up by the thousands and so do those same banks who were REQUIRED to make the mortgages.  If the banks felt the loans were supportable, they wouldn't need Freddie or Fannie to guarantee them.

Sigh.  What does a college degree get you these days?  A first-row seat to the liberal brainwash agenda. 

The CHANGE WE NEED is for people to stop assuming the government should fix everything and get off their bottoms and do it themselves.  We are a spoiled bunch and most Americans have no clue just how good it really is here.  Nurses, we will lose our economic strength if socialist medicine takes over.  Be warned.  Maybe start looking for another job.

When the economy is good , vote for a democrat because they love to spend money.  When the economy is bad, vote for a republican because they always  cut back on spending.  We have a bad economy with a democratic president and democratic congress.  This means the people with jobs like nurses right now will be paying alot of taxes to keep every body else and every thing else afloat.  I'm an independent and very worried. 

Kudos to Obama.....who on his FIRST day in office has already:

~ Spoken to leaders in both Israel and Palestine

~ Given orders to have Gitmo closed within a year

~ Arranged for all non-emergent bills to be posted on the White House website for citizens to view and comment on before they are    passed

AND the best one of all.............

~ Frozen the salaries of the White House, citing that the government will need to tighten their belts just as everyone else.  

Things are looking good so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW.....Obama is not a baby killer.  Chain emails are rarely factual documents....LOL!

No one can put so much faith and hope into man, no matter who he or she is. Man will always let you down. Obama was put into office for a reason, as Chrsitains , we have to support him and our government. We may not agree with everything said or done, but  we have to pray for them and make our needs known. God is ultimately in control, and, all things happen for a reason. I do think things are going change, good and bad, for whatever reason.This is going to be a year of tremendous change in general, we have to watch to see why the changes are happening.Never put all your trust in man, and keep your eyes and ears open and pray.God bless.