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To: ManyMoose who wrote (93978)	11/5/2008 11:28:40 AM
From: NAG1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541515

MM, <<Republicans have only themselves to blame for the loss they suffered last night by adopting too many attributes from the Democrats.>> To say it was only democratic attributes that sank the republicans misses the boat and I think calls for more introspection. The deregulation(and lack of proper regulation of the markets) that has occurred on the republican watch has been a significant part of the present economic meltdown. <<This does not mean I have changed my opinion of Obama, but I will wait and see how he does.>> Obama has said all the right things during the election. I agree it will depend on what his actions are on how he will be judged. If he is truly moving towards the center and governs from there, then that will be a significant part of the battle. One thing that I have to give Bush credit for is getting things set up for the transition prior to the election. I think this was a positive step on his part. I would hope that would mean that there would be some coordination to make sure that the outgoing admin and the incoming one aren't working at cross purposes. I thought the pranks that occurred after Clinton left office were, for the most part, in good fun. I wonder how many "O"s will be missing from the white house computers come january ;-)? Neal

To: ManyMoose who wrote (93978)	11/5/2008 11:53:12 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541515

The thread has been remarkably restrained about this huge victory. In fact, the rejoicing has been more about the historic nature of the win and some of the reasons for it. People have complimented both Bush and McCain for their speeches and have spoken of unity. In case you haven't been listening to yourself-- Republicans have only themselves to blame for the loss they suffered last night by adopting too many attributes from the Democrats. I'm hoping for a more conciliatory attitude from your side. So far, I haven't seen much. I think we have learned from the Democrats what happens if you don't give anything in return. If Obama gives a flip about the country, he will adopt a more mature attitude than that shown by some of his followers Given the things I have just read on some of the RW threads, your time might be better spent chastising them for not showing the same kind of grace in defeat and respect for their new CinC that their candidate did.