The Beginning

Let me start out by telling you a few things. I am a conservative. I always have been. I vote Republican 99% of the time. I don't like Barack Obama. I voted for John McCain. I think Obama is a socialist. I think he is going to take money out of my pocket and put it in the pockets of others. Knowing my political leanings, if you aren't interested in my ideas please don't read any further.

If you are still here, good -- let's proceed.

Today is November 5, 2008. Obama won the presidency yesterday. His term will start in about 2 1/2 months. I intend to keep this blog going for the length of his presidency, however long that may be -- 4 years or 8. You know what they say about good intentions though. Anyway, I intend to use this space to keep a running tally if you will of how he is doing. How are his policies affecting the country? Is he living up to his campaign promises? Am I right about his ultra-liberal tendencies? This should be fun.

As for what happened today, the stock market lost 486.01 points to close at 9139.27. Not a good start for the man who is supposed to be the one to fix everything. I thought the world economies as well as our own "leading indicator" (the stock market,) were supposed to rejoice at the election of this savior of the USA?

How difficult will it be for him to live up to the promises that he made in order to get elected? Fox News has their take on that question here.