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Mr. Cool,

If McCain (read MCsame or Mcshame, or "makayn walou" in moroccan darija) was running against the devil, I would have voted for the devil. If he told me that the sun will rise from the east tomorrow, I still would not have believed him. You would think that a guy who spent years as a POW would think twice before considering war again. but not this dude. I guess some people never learn.

Having said that, I am glad that Obama made it. He really worked hard and deserved to win. I personally think that his win is an inspiration for millions (or even billions) of people, especially the children. No more conspiracy theories. No more I did not win because of my color, or my name or whatever other excuses.

I am now convinced that it's all about achievements. What do you bring to the table? What degree do you have? what business did you run? what medal did you win at the olympics? what are your achievements? That's what must be celebrated. A lot of people celebrate their race, or their good fortune, you know, things they did not have to lift a finger to get. What must be celebrated are things that one goes out there, in the trenches of reality and the bitterness that mankind can dispense, work hard at whatever, and realize and achive great things.

Having overcome tremendus odds to become The US president, Obama is now among the people (the achievers) I respect and admire the most, in the same category as Said Aouita, Bill Gates, Mohammed Ali among few others.

Those were my two cents a moulay

mekki

Si Jawad, Yes I am still a republican, but I have been voting non-republican in 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections. I know of a lot of fellow republicans who have been doing the same and reacting the same. The republican party is based on some pretty solid ideals and values, such as the belief that abortion, homosexuality, lack of ethics etc... are wrong. To me, these values satisfy my Islamic beliefs, and that is why I joined in the first place. HOWEVER, the far right and the orthodox christians have hijacked the party and turned it into a tool to achieve objectives that are contradictory to the values I mentioned above. specifically, the republican party has began to resemble the baath party of Iraq at its zenith. Lies, deceptions, cheating, cover-ups, and so forth, I think, have damaged the republican party's reputation. It is now composed of people who lie, cheat and break the law, and people who do not mind getting cheated, being lied to, and seeing the law broken. To answer your question, I take great offense when I am cheated, lied to or part of law breaking. Just consider, where are the US laws vis-a-vis Guantanamo? wiretaping? Tortiures? invading other countries under false pretexes? and many other violtions that are too many to list? Everything that America stands for has been thrown down the toilet (hashak a Moulay) by the republican party. Therefore, in an attempt to preserve America's values, I have voted against the republican party, hopefully, a new administration will restore things back the way they were. Now, I am still republican, hoping that the republicans will abandon the course they have taken in the last few years, otherwise,I am jumping ship.

And the first thing the republicans must do is kick out sara palin (or "Stalin" if you wish). Maaaan, talk about a major turn off. She tried to be pretty to appeal to men, and feminist to appeal to women. She ended up being neither. And how about that poodle husband of hers. My wife and I were watching one of her speaches. Usually when candidates get done from a speech, they turn back and hug their spouse. In this case, she just walked the other way, got off stage and began hugging others. I felt sorry for the guy as walked after her and tried to work his way through the crowd, just like a little doggy following his master. I don't even know what he does for a living. I think he is just living off her.

Thank you and have a great day.

mekki

Female,
I also love to argue with you. And honestly, I missed arguing with you all this time since our last exchange. O well.

But to answer your questions, yes, I voted for Obama. You seem to suggest that I must vote republican no matter what. If so, please consider: the republican ideologies have evolved into something that I can no longer support with my vote. Therefore, it is not me who abandoned the republicans, but it is rather the republicans who have abandonned their current and potential pools of supporters. If you go back in the recent history, California used to vote republicans: Reagan got its votes in the 80s'. But California has slipped into the democratic block. It is now very difficult for the republicans to get it back. Just like the state of New York. Last Tuesday, four increadibly republican states have joined the democrats: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and North Carolina. If the republicans "stay the course", it is only a question of time before Texas will join the other major states and vote blue (democrat). who cares if Wyoming keeps on voting red (republican)?

Here is my message to any republican politician running for any elected office: "Just because I am a republican, don't expect me to vote for you when you take me for an idiot. In fact, if you take me for granted and treat me like I am already in your pocket, I will not hesitate to reciprocate and abandon the party altogether."

Thanks Female and I hope we can argue more in the future.

mekki

PS. What happened to our friends from Florida an Texas???. C'mon guys!!!