On 10-Oct-2009, jeff wrote:

my hope is for people, especially those in other countries, to believe
genuinely that our president promotes and desires peaceful solutions. we
are too often a violent short-sighted society, rightly perceived as
such, with petty purposes and ideas. i like having a president who
doesn't fit that mold, and who garners the admiration and respect of
other world leaders...not to mention the nobel committee...

i'm incredibly proud of obama......

though the bewilderingly hostile chasm and wasteland between repubs and
dems, conservatives and liberals, (using those labels in the most
dogmatic sense) keeps us a divided nation, i am seeing more folks (like
paul...and even tim g) in recent months who are willing to express
their dissatisfaction with the way things have been and who are seeking
ways to bridge the divide. it's encouraging... as is a president
awarded the nobel peace prize.


I concur
Especially w the last point about the prize
I hope that Obama can live up to it.

I was hoping that as the first man of color as our Prez that he would reach
out to the other world leadrers in countries like Iran, N Korea and some
third world countries and at least make a few peaceful overtures,...
We shall see but whatever happens Its still better than seeing and hearing
the outright lies & bs from the previous reprobates

Fred