Comments on: I was looking for a quotation on hope and trust http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=291 Thes - Old English for "this", neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin: Mediolanum - old name for Milan: Lif - Old English for "life", of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib 'body' Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=291#comment-362 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:27:56 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=291#comment-362 I, too, was glad to see him win but, I think, that was similar to the time when Blair got into power after years of the Thatcher government and the following years of inept Conservative governments.
Sure, he will make some changes but, to me, the Republicans and Democrats have never been that far apart and, once in power, the truly powerful people and organisations will, in all probability clip his wings.
It will be interesting to see what is said about him in, say, 10 to 15 years.

]]> By: Lex Fear http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=291#comment-361 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:18:28 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=291#comment-361 I agree with your sentiment. Some people have elevated Obama to Sainthood in their own eyes and it can only end in tears.

I shake my head as I watch organisation after organisation, movement after movement try to stake their claim in the man and take ownership of the “change” as though it was a personal promise all of their own.

That’s why I’ve resisted for the most part even commenting on Obama- though I was glad to see him win.

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