Obama wins

Congratulations to the man and woman who represent best what we all need in leadership - humility . That said , I am so glad we don't have a presidential system because our system is better;  less personal and less reliant on popularity, . hype and spin .
At least the campaign highlighted something that is easily lost to Australians in our wishy washy spinning  - the important counter case for less governance , less nanny ism  and more true self government.

The most disappointing thing for me is to hear our own John Hewson fail to recognise what was bad about power games by the right.  The way they talk about all the"small government"   issues but with no emotional commitment; Hewson as commentator on ABCnews24 waxing  lyrical about the need to "find grand causes " This is the sort of stupidity and self centredness that exists but needs weeding out;  not Hewson's casual blessing  --we should continue to keep such wannabes and grand cause crap out of office . The years  ahead require what Obama offers - discipline of the heart . I hope that Obama and his supporters take Romney's crowd very valid points about greater discipline of the public service mind.
If anything its democrats heart over mind simplicities that are going to keep draining our country too of incentives to do better . Grand schemes are going to cost our own Greenlabor and Labor their  office.