He isn't running the country...yet...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

But you can see it in his eyes...

And in the way he holds his shoulders...

The way he strides down the halls of power...

The way he answers the questions of reporters who aren't used to having them answered seriously...

The way he watches those around him, never missing a thing, never seeming to be off-guard...


The People's Business awaits him, and he knows it...


He is ready.


Welcome home, Mr. President-elect Obama...

Your people await you.

[elleng]

1. All that AND

mitch mcconnell ;-( continually referred to him as the President yesterday, in interview concerning economic package; never ONCE 'PE O.' What a surprise was that!

[lamp_shade]

4. I noticed that with a whole lot of people. I think they're all getting tired of the PE.

I can't wait until ALL references are to "President Obama" or "Mr. President".

[Hekate]

2. My dear California Peggy.... you are so right about this...

:toast:

Hekate

[MarianJack]

3. In the Minds of the People...

...he's been President since 11/5/08.

THIS is what happens after 8 years of a sham.

Fortunately, we have someone very up for the task.

10 days! :bounce: :woohoo:

PEACE!

[UrbScotty]

16. Times like these demand leaders like Obama.

[bigwillq]

5. He is ready indeed.

I've never thought otherwise.

[countingbluecars]

6. Poetic truth! n/t

[NJmaverick]

7. Welcome home, President Obama!

:patriot:

[monmouth]

8. Dear California Peggy, Your words are always so lovely and spot on!...n/t

[Olney Blue]

9. Hear, hear!

:applause:

[K Gardner]

10. Now you've gone and made me tear up again. :-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Thanks to everyone who has responded!

I woke up in the middle of the night, and these words were banging around inside me, demanding to be let out...

So I got up and here they are!

I am really honored that they touched so many of you...

:grouphug:

[Jennicut]

14. That was beautiful, I am glad you showed it to us!

[AtomicKitten]

12. Turns out he is, in fact, ready on day #1.

:thumbsup:

[firedupdem]

13. Beautiful! What a great post! n/t

[UrbScotty]

15. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

Not only are you such a good writer of poetry, but you do such a good job conveying your feelings about politics!

As always, thank you so much!

:hug:

[NYC_SKP]

17. This thread needs a KICK!

Now I'm going to read it!

:rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear NYC_SKP!

And I do hope you enjoy what I've written there...

It got me out of bed last night...

[Aristus]

18. Boy, you said it, CalPeg! K&R!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Thank you, my dear Aristus!

My good friend!

:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

19. It can't come soon enough.

K&R!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Thank you, my dear Patsy Stone!

:pals:

[scubadude]

23. There is no doubt he will do his best.

We are all counting on him.

Scuba

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. I'm counting on him too...

I don't think he minds, either.

[BrklynLiberal]

24. Well said, Cal Peg...

:thumbsup: :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Thank you so much, my dear BrklynLiberal!

Those damn words got me up out of my cozy warm bed in the middle of the night!

:hi:

[BrklynLiberal]

33. Isn't it funny how sometimes our subconscious tells us things that

our conscious mind cannot get around...and then percolates it for us so we can then repeat it coherently?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. It is a funny thing!

I wish I could get my subconscious mind to kick me more often!

Threads like this one make it so worthwhile...

[CreekDog]

25. He does *sooooooo* look the part

I'm very excited to see him get started.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear CreekDog!

He really does!

I'm really happy to see him working on his economic plan already...

:hi:

[uponit7771]

29. I've felt like Obama was running certain aspects of the government since 11/04/08 officially

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. I've had that feeling too...

He's being very careful...

How good it will be when he can officially do it!

:hi:

[NanceGreggs]

31. Hear, hear!!!

:applause:

Lovely, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear Nance!

Oh, thank you, sweetie! I forgot to PM you the link...Soooooo glad you still found me!

:hug:

[kaiden]

35. Your people await you. Amen.

And now I'm all weepy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear kaiden...

Tears of joy, I imagine...

I've had them too, sweetie...

What a relief they are.

:hug:

[EFerrari]

37. Are we his people? I thought he was our president.

Maybe I'm just confused. :silly:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear sfexpat2000!

Nah, you're not confused!

I meant we're his people in the sense of "We the People."

Maybe I'm confused???

:silly:

[Top Cat]

38. Kick

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. Thank you for the kick, my dear Top Cat!

[saltpoint]

39. With Obama I get a humble awareness regarding the power he is about

to assume.

With Dubya, I got none of the humble and quite a damn bit of the arrogance.

But with Dubya, it went worse and deeper.

One addage holds that it is a dangerous man who does not know what he does not know. That would be Junior.

With Obama, I sense a man who knows a lot coming in, including that he does not know everything, and must therefore seek counsel.

He'll lead first by listening. Something Dubya never learned a long time ago.

Kick and recommended.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear Old Crusoe...

It is a singular honor to see you here in my thread...

Thank you!

Your remarks are spot on as well...

:hug:

[saltpoint]

43. CP, you're the bee's knees. Keep on keepin' on.

[akbacchus_BC]

44. Hello my dear CaliforniaPeggy

What a beautiful post, thank you.

I was so happy to see that PE Obama is planning to visit Canada first. We Canadians just love him and we love our DUers.

I really follow your posts and what a wonderful year this will be beginning from January 20. I was hoping to visit NY and be at the inauguration, but alas, I cannot. Will be taking the day off to see it on TV.

Congratulations to you and for all your hard work. You really impress me.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. My dear akbacchus_BC...

I cannot adequately express my feelings upon reading your very eloquent post...

I thank you!

The words woke me up in the middle of the night, and demanded to be written down...

So I did; I had no choice...

You are too kind, really...

:hug:

[akbacchus_BC]

48. You are the best on here and along with you, I admire Frenchie

and Babylonsister. I am so glad I found DU. Cried when George Bush got a second term, looked for places to chat. Canada had none. I goggled Democrats and found Talk Left and then somebody mentioned DU and I raced to go there. Lurked for a long time and eventually signed up. Now I am at home with you all.

Want to be here with all of you.

Lots of love and best wishes. You are gorgeous too, had to say that!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

46. You said it much more eloquently than I could CP

The free world has a LEADER again. Not an incompetent dolt who always looked like a stunned mullet or a deer caught in the headlights in even the best photo shot and got snippy and petulant if a member of the press even considered not kowtowing to his every whim. It has a LEADER -a handsome, eloquent, compassionate, visionary and down-to-earth LEADER. A leader who did not get his position by clinging to his daddy's and brother's coattails but who rose from obscurity, defied the odds and overcame great adversity and who never lost his faith or the common touch along the way.

I need to come back to the United States again soon. I visited during the second year of the * presidency and I remember thinking how breathtakingly beautiful the country was and how wonderful the people are. And I thought throughout that such a beautiful nation and a wonderful people didn't deserve to have the President that it did. But this time I can come back and see a nation prospering under the enlightened government that it does deserve -a government which has the best interests of the the nation and its people first and foremost in its heart

But best of all I can go to sleep every night knowing that there is a good man at the helm of the free world who wants a better world for all its citizens and will do everything can to achieve that

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. My dear socialdemocrat...

Your eloquence takes my breath away!

Your prose is simply wonderful...

I thank you...

It means a lot...

And ah yes, I am sleeping more peacefully too, sweetie...

:hug:

[liberaltrucker]

49. The adult is in charge in a week

Thank (Deity)!

[cwydro]

50. Kick for a positive thread!

Amen Peg!

[dionysus]

51. this is the kind of post i like to see here

:)
k&r

[SeaLyons]

52. Kicking a great post...

:kick:

[Evoman]

53. You know I love ya peggy, and I more or less like your post, but the last line kinda bothered me

for some reason.

"Your people await you" sounds a bit...I don't know....servile.

You are not his people. He is not a king. He is a politician who serves YOU.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

54. I understand what you're saying...

And that was not what I meant at all...

I did not mean to make us sound servile...

It was more in the "We the People" vein...

It was 3 am, after all! The words woke me up...

Sorry I wasn't clearer...

[Evoman]

55. Oh ok...I'm sure that's how you meant it. Sorry for misunderstanding.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. Ah, no worries, sweetie!

I should have made it clearer...

:hug: