I've been wondering why I've been wandering around all day like a child the day after Christmas. Now I know. Leave it to The Onion.

You made it happen! your dedication and obsession were the tools that moved a huge machine,....you're awesome!! Now I understand how the pyramids were built.

But i understand the joke. I for one will be happy to not talk about electoral politics for a long time.

I was going to post this Sarah screed, but nevermind. Whatever.

With proper therapy and electrical current applied to the proper areas, these Obama members can rejoin society. Until 2010 when the 2012 game starts in earnest, anyway.

Seriously, ship them to Gitmo for a week or two, then they'll come back completely better! (And you guys thought it was just a bad thing, the torture...)

They're out there trying to get in. I've locked myself and the dog and cat in the bathroom, with some bottled watter and Mentos. I don't know how long we can last...we are trying to construct a ham radio with aluminum foil and dental floss to reach the transition team...

Xman:

If you see this, it’s a joke.

NO ONE was more relentless in their clear logical support of the truth and analytical refutation of mindless opposition crap than you.

THANX!

At the risk of injecting a serious note into a nice bit of humour, my feelings about Obama's victory are mostly a sort of numb fear. Don't get me wrong, I've been hoping and praying for this result, and I'd be feeling a lot, lot worse if McCain had won, but the enormity of the task ahead daunts me. I can't help but wonder how much damage Bush and Cheney can do in the time they've got left. And, as much as I admire Obama's determination to proceed with the repairs in a bipartisan fashion, I fully expect the GOP and the far-right nutjobs they enable to oppose him, viciously and relentlessly, every step of the way. And then blame *him* for any lack of progress, of course. And I expect the American public to let them get away with it, just as they have in every Democrat administration since Johnson.

I really, really, really, really hope I'm wrong, but I'd be feeling so much more confident if there were a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, and if McCain/Palin hadn't still gotten 47% of the vote, despite the debacle of the last eight years.

Ok, now please ignore this aging, fearful cassandra and continue with your partying. I wish I could join you...

Too funny! Thank you to The Onion; maybe now I can get help.

...is never going to work.

Next, we will attempt to use the saxophone to communicat to the team using water vibrations via the toilet. This may be impeded due to the country-music station the toilet already channels....

This is an unwarranted and scurrilous attack by Senator McSame and his minions. Yes, we can and we must rise together to defeat this evil reincarnation of Dubya. A house divided against itself cannot stand. We must construct our house, a very very fine house, and drop it on top of the Wicked Witch of the Southwest known by some as one John McCain.

Why haven't i been Twittered (Twatted?) about this yet?

It is amazing that so many people did get involved and worked their asses off for an unlikely victory - especially when attitudes like this prevail.

...they've made it into the house now, and they're shoving voter registration forms and acorns under the bathroom door. Now we're gonna' have squirrels in here...and we've got some pretty big squirrels in Oreogn. They scare the dog...

Hey, you mocked me before I even showed up! Congratulations on your foresight!

The Onion thing is funny (the scroll at the bottom has a few good jokes too), and I had thoughts about this matter before I saw it. That is, I was thinking, "What's going to happen to this massive grass-roots organization?" and I was hoping that Obama's campaign would somehow be able to parlay it into action for various causes and in support of some of his administration's policies.

I am also wondering what will happen to all the attacks used against Obama. Will people continue leveling them, or will they let go of them now that the race is over? Will right-wingers still accuse him of eating arugula?

...since I filled out the form. But it looks like they're out back trying to register the goat. And he's not really big on that kind of things. (Note to self: Dogs DO NOT process mentos well...)

I've just been over to Slate and to answer your question, nope - the attacks haven't stopped, just gotten a bit more strident ("why have we STILL not seen the video of him pallin' around with arugula?" ... or something like that) ...

Pretty sure they're expecting the world to implode by Feb 1 at the latest ... and that the MSM will somehow hide the fact from us ...

The Onion is my hero.

Now, let's talk about our next prez...

And Ha!! Onion, thanks for the last eight years!

Hey, thanks for the tip about the scrolls. Normally they are almost as annoying as the “Obamatons”(just kidding again). On your advice I checked them out.

Couldn’t decide which was best, the International ban on Ron Popeil nuclear chicken rotisserie sales (no doubt, an Obama inspired socialist plot against entrepreneurs) or the half-price sale on McCain effigies.

Pretty funny stuff!

Regarding this question:

“I am also wondering what will happen to all the attacks used against Obama. Will people continue leveling them, or will they let go of them now that the race is over? Will right-wingers still accuse him of eating arugula?”

C’mon! You know the answer to that!

and the closing line is absolutely brilliant.

As for the previous posters complaining about The Onion's video, I am pretty sure that the next resident of the White House has a better sense of humor and a greater willingness to look at himself in an objective and critical manner. We have become accustomed to a President unwilling to see some of the absurdity in himself and his supporters. I'm hoping Obama is different. This kind of change is needed more than any change in political party.