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Well, Personally, I was glued to the television, and wanted to see who won.

I was very interested. You know why? Because America affects Canada in the things that they involve themselves in around the world, our economies are obviously going to affect one another, and so the issues matter to me, a Canadian, just as much as my own election affects me.

I find it important to be informed, otherwise I can't bother talking about it. And I like to talk.

And a statistic: 74% of Canadians (according to a recent poll) were cheering from the sidelines for Barack Obama.

The informed ones, that is. xd heart

However, it's interesting, because we're still under a conservative government. Hmph.

Honestly, I find this extremely insulting. Only the uninformed would cheer for McCain?

Besides which, while yes, everyone is affected economically by the US' decisions, you are not directly affected. And how do you become informed? The media? Most of the media is well known for supporting Obama all through the campaign. It is hardly a biased source. And Fox is no better, just to the other side.

When you decided who you like, how did you decide? Did you honestly decide because of the issues, because Obama supports all liberal issues and McCain is a moderate-conservative? Or because Obama is very charismatic and likable? Because he is, he definitely is. And it's a lot easier to decide based on appearances when the election isn't something you have to deal with directly. While I could care less about Canada's elections, if I had to pick someone, I'd likely pick the most likable guy with the best Canada-US relations plan. But that guy might not be the best guy for you, because a good Canada-US relations plan, for me, would favor the US.

I'm getting more pissed by the day.

I love Obama, the Icon, the politician though... I don't see much change.

Change America needs? I'm doing searches on Obama and "Poverty Line" but I'm getting nothing. The poverty line in this country has been fifty years out of date. It needs changing.

Among other things, we could uses socialized medicine, better Federal Regulations for entitlement and needs based programs, restructuring of our educational system (so far as tracking is concerned), more state subsidized higher and secondary education, and, now that HIV/AIDS is rising again, comprehensive sex education and I'm not even sure if that was a campaign issue.

But I'll just patiently wait.

None of those things were on the ticket.

And that's what real change is.

As I told Kate: We have plenty of time to sit patiently and wait.

And as Kate told me: We might not be able to expect much.

I'm not an "expressed" Obama supporter. I just like the man.

But that's liking a U.S. Politician as much as you can like one. In the grand spectrum of "Change", he's more or less the same. At least, that's what his views spell him out to be.

Oh, he can be a lot worse than Bush.

But that's not the point.

I think a lot of people invested too much energy and hope and spirit in Obama changing things through the Presidency/government. Change doesn't happen because the government makes it happen, change happens because the people make it happen. The government follows suite or gets left behind.

Too many people think that voting for Obama was all they needed to do for change, yay, November 4th is past, now we're done. Those people need to get involved in charity work and change the world themselves.

While I'm honored, my heart belongs to another! sad I'm afraid we can never be.