Metarinka,
Whether I agree or disagree with your post(this one and others) doesn't matter as I respect your opinion and insight on politics and our country in general.
1.) Most non-union welders are blue collar and republicans. Most union workers vote democratic. I agree.
2.) Rep party did run a negative campaign but did not spend nearly as much as Obama did on negative adds. Obama had unlimited amounts of money compared to McCain.
Obama reneged on his promise to use public funds when he saw that he would get unprecedented money for his campaign.
http://thecurrent.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/06/public-financing.phpPercentage wise McCain had more neg adds. Quantity wise Obama had many more neg adds.
With the media in the tank for Obama, McCain couldn't match positive for positive adds and expect to win. I'm still amazed that after Obama's church/pastor/Farrakhan/Ayers/Resco/Acorn etc connection questions that our country still elected him. I thought the racist pastor would have given the dem primary to Clinton.
3.) As far as him filling key positions with key people and bright ideas, I'm not at all encouraged with what I've seen so far. He flat lied when he said (to get elected) he was going to bring accountability, ethics to the white house. He said NO lobbyist. Yet he picks lobbyist. So many of his pick for his cabinet are corrupt and are not qualified. Thus far he hasn't filled his cabinet. March 2nd.
4.) As far as the blame game. You can't go one minute without Obama, Pelosi, etc. saying "inherited economy, inherited recession, eight years of failed Bush economics, etc."
I'm sick of that too. Just fix it.
Even that is a lie. For 7 years the economy was not in trouble. Stock market at record levels, inflation low, unemployment very low, had to turn our heads while millions of illegal workers flooded the work force in the US. Even though that was true I still was not comfortable with our country. We don't make anything anymore. Not as bas as many states but here in NC we have lost tons of textile, and furniture businesses. All shut down. 200K - 300K houses everywhere. Who was making enough money to afford them. Turns out a lot of people were not making enough. Just over borrowed.
5.) The two parties are NOT going to work together to get us out of this. They both (IMO) want the other to fail so that they can have the majority.
The dems worked against Bush. I expect both sides to stick with their principles but not just to work against the other party.
I'm reminded when Dem. Jim Clyburn (SC) was asked "What if the surge (increase in troops in Iraq) was successful?" His reply, "Well that would be real bad problem for us."
(:16 sec) He was referring to the dems timetable to pull out of Iraq, not the election.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw8ES7E2-D4&feature=relatedH. Reid Sen Majority Leader. Dem. NV. "The war is lost' (1:10 sec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYZEGot-xU4&NR=1N.Pelosi Speaker of the House Dem CA. (:55sec) War is a total failure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqPzUhNPiANot reassuring to many soldiers still fighting and hearing our top politicians say the was is lost and a total failure.
These are not the forward thinking attitudes I'm confident in.