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A belated thanks from across the pond...
...I know it's a bit late, but to all of you Yanks, well done on electing someone all of us can get excited about as President. I'm as cynical as they come, and the hopes that have been invested in Obama are unrealistic, but he's still an amazing human being (not just relative to his predecessor), someone who can change the landscape of our troubled world, and a man who deserves our best will. Good luck Barack, good luck America!
'We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist'. Tremendous. Sorry for sounding a bit soppy! |
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Harry,
We'll do anything here to get you to start posting your punts again! |
Steve, sorry should have posted this in pol/soc in the first place.
Really enjoyed your 'Newest Column' on the homepage re stewards. You'll be unsurprised to know that the same problems abound over here. From a bettor's viewpoint all you can ask for is consistency, and that's the one thing we lack. Stewards over here appear to be privileged members of the aristocracy who enjoy a free lunch/drink before casting their untrained eyes over proceedings. There is recourse for appeal, but that will happen several weeks after and, if the verdict is overturned, it doesn't change a losing ticket into a winning one. You lose on the day, you've lost. I can think of three instances where I've backed a horse who, weeks later, has been awarded the race yet I've had to mark down as a loser. Stewards are the bane of my flippin' life! As for my punts, you may know that I'm predominantly a jumps man nowadays, and all I can suggest is that you back Diamond Harry for the Ballymore Properties Hurdle at Cheltenham in March. In my life I've never been so excited about a horse before. On the Flat, the horse to follow in Europe this year very much is Crowded House; the guy who owned Wilko and Red Rocks has him, and he just looks monstrous. |
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most of us feel pretty good about having someone who can string words together into coherent sentences and sentences into coherent thoughts in the white house. |
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i'm happy we have a thoughtful moderate president. that's good enough for me. i guess maybe i'd set up straw men to battle if i was out of idea's. but i hope i never find out. |
Barakovich
yes, Fidel Castro is all giddy as well
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the disrespectful display that obama supporters put on whistling, booing and cheering President Bush and Mrs Bush's appearance as the left was awful at best! they even chanted and sang "good-bye". i'll stop before i get myself in trouble.:L: :wf |
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that's why i thanked the op for his kind thoughts and didn't post anything about barfing. |
Bush was (so glad I can finally use the past tense) a disgrace, so he deserves to be treated disgracefully.
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Since the President doesn't make laws which is under the direction of Capital Hill, his main function is to set the mood and tone of the country internally and the world. As those that remember JFK and the influence of the modern media (TV), projecting the right image and tone are critical.
Obama does a great job. JFK, Regan, and the President on West Wing also did. Conversely, Bush was a very sad joke. |
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i wonder what he'll do his 4th day. |
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This guy has inherited an absolute mess. But just like always, politics transcend patriotism. Some are just waiting for him to fail and jump. Some are actually hoping he fails... Its relatively easy to tell by the posts. Conservatives are supposed to be patriotic my arse... |
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you can have socialist liberal tard or warmonger, not both. |
A brother winning Indiana is the equivalent of going to the moon for the 1st time. The difficulty involved was immense (in both cases.) He's done difficult things. We may not value them, but they were difficult tasks. He has done a lot. Many just don't like the fact he did it. So, they refuse to tally(that is a word for the Across-the-Pond person.)
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and GW did what?
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That's great!!:$: :$: |
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:tro: :tro: :tro: |
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The fawning has occurred because people are
in shock that this country could actually elect a black man. Now its time to get down to work. The election is over. So lets see who attempts to make things work, or gum up a fresh face with a different approach. |
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He was amazingly stupid. Told everyone the economy was fine. Last July, he was telling the country the economy is just fine. We are so used to him being stupid that we didn't even get that upset when he told us the opposite (1 month later.) People were upset the economy was puke, but they were immune to the fact he had lied about it all year. |
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funny... I thought dissent was patriotic :rolleyes: |
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