Comments on: The Day After http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/the-day-after/ The Sweet, The Savory Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:04:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim F. http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/the-day-after/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Jim F. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:11:14 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=790#comment-281 I think it would be wrong to be a cynic about the president, though I have to confess I was something of a cynic about GWB from the beginning--but only <i>something</i> of one. We owe it to the president, whoever he is, to give him our trust and hope. Like many others, I think I have more hopes for President Obama than I have had for any other president. If he were to fail us, the tragedy would be all the greater. But we ought not to expect failure, and I see no reason to think we will see it. I think it would be wrong to be a cynic about the president, though I have to confess I was something of a cynic about GWB from the beginning–but only something of one. We owe it to the president, whoever he is, to give him our trust and hope. Like many others, I think I have more hopes for President Obama than I have had for any other president. If he were to fail us, the tragedy would be all the greater. But we ought not to expect failure, and I see no reason to think we will see it.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/the-day-after/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Rebecca Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:50:19 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=790#comment-280 Yesterday was an incredible day. I could hardly watch the news this morning or read today's NYTimes without having to hold back tears, my emotion surprises me. I've thought about the very topic you are discussing a lot lately, will President Obama end up proving to be part of something corrupt at some point while he is President? Or will he be able to stay the man I see him as today? Obviously, I hope for the latter. In my heart of hearts I believe that he is different from what we are use to seeing in Washington, and I am excited and hopeful for change. However, I worry that my expectations, and the Nation's, are incredibly high right now and that they may be impossible to meet. I hope we are able to give Obama a chance. Yesterday was an incredible day. I could hardly watch the news this morning or read today’s NYTimes without having to hold back tears, my emotion surprises me.

I’ve thought about the very topic you are discussing a lot lately, will President Obama end up proving to be part of something corrupt at some point while he is President? Or will he be able to stay the man I see him as today? Obviously, I hope for the latter. In my heart of hearts I believe that he is different from what we are use to seeing in Washington, and I am excited and hopeful for change.

However, I worry that my expectations, and the Nation’s, are incredibly high right now and that they may be impossible to meet. I hope we are able to give Obama a chance.

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