As candidate Barack Obama once said, 'We are the ones we've been waiting for.'

[flpoljunkie]

'Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for.' - Barack Obama, February 5, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=molWTfv8TYw

“I also believe that if we’re serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections. Because even if we can stop lobbyists from buying us lunch or taking us out on junkets, they’ll still be able to attend our fundraisers – and that’s access the average American doesn’t have.”

— Barack Obama, August 2, 2007

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[Oregone]

1. Inspiring political rhetoric

So?

[flpoljunkie]

3. It is, but without action it is indeed, just rhetoric.

[Oregone]

4. What makes you think it was ever intended to be more?

Politicians say things to be elected. Thats what they do. So what?

[flpoljunkie]

5. Perhaps our president needs to be reminded. If not us, who?

[tranche]

9. I think he was directing that towards people that will actually try and accomplish something.

You can ignore it.

[jdlh8894]

2. And as Jimmy Buffet said --------

'We are the people our parents warned us about" SSDD!

[flpoljunkie]

6. Jimmy was right!

[Birthmark]

7. It's possible we're the ones we were waiting for

We do seem to lack taste.

[flpoljunkie]

8. What do you mean we seem to 'lack taste?'