Oh please, he was bought and paid for by people you haven't even taken the time to research as to who they really are and what they really want. Once you do then you will have a lesson in what an enormous amount of money can buy. All this was is pure marketing and the American public bought it. Just like they buy Pepsi.

Which was exactly the point. Business is marketing. It was brilliant. Not to mention successful... Like Pepsi.

Oh Come on!!! This is B.S. He had his herds in the inner cities herded up like animals gave concerts next to polling locations and had them vote and vote often!! Ohio is a RED state until you factor in the herds of people wanting handouts!! He bought this election on Bull! and now Small Business will pay the price again! Get ready to share the Wealth!! I had to explain "share the wealth" to my 12yr old who studies and gets A's that tomorrow he will be getting a C! "He will be required to give half his grade to the kids who do Nothing!!" He asked "How's that fare" I laughed!! I Hope that our Congress is smart enough to do what's right!

What will the Obama bashers say after his plan works. I can hear them now. "

I cannot you believe the man. He lied at every turn and never revealed his true self or motives. His cronies are deceptive and used threats of lawsuits to quiet any dissention. Sure he ran a very organized campaign, but the organization went to great lengths to hide where possibly millions of dollars of illegal contributions came from. He bought the White House. Small business (and big business) is going to get raped. How can any small business hope to get the rewards of hard work only to be taxed for that hard work and effort? I cannot believe people fell for his line of B.S. and socialism.

Socialism has never worked, and it never will. Even William Bradford of Plymouth fame tried it, with dismal results. I resent being called 'SELFISH' for desiring to build a business for the good of my family and whoever I wish to share it with.

Give the guy a chance, it can't possibly be any worse than the last 8 years. The Village Idiot Bush and his cronies have destroyed the ecomomy and given us an impossible debt, taken us into a war with no purpose that has resulted in thousands of American deaths and many times that in horrible disabilities and spawned even more anti-US terrorism while making even more of the world hate us. And he did this while doing absolutely nothing to improve the real problems facing our country and our people. It's time to give something else a try.

Please comment on your choice of Bush. speaking of money.. wait for the accounting to be finished on this war. Explain why Kellog Brown & Root, Hallaburtons profits are unthinkable. Why are they buying up huge industrial contractors? Raising money? Please..

I think you are missing the point... the campaign was focused, on message and worked. the bitter losers of the race may take their bitterness out on the article, that doesn't change the facts that the article is correct in the fundamentals. get over your loss &

Last bit cut off... if you want to rant politics, do so on a political page, this article is about how to learn from a proactive, winning organization. stay to the facts & learn from the process

Oprah and the media elected Obama. I just hope he is half as good as he sounds. God knows this country needs a real leader.

I totally agree with Donna. Whatever your political views, Obama ran an incredible campaign. Not mentioned was the tech side of this campaign, which, if you read about it, was extensive. Another lesson for those of us in business. As for the political rantings of those who afraid of Obama: he was elected President fair and square and I believe in giving everyone their chance to prove themselves. I did not vote for Bush, and I had doubts that he was elected fairly and squarely, but I still gave the man a fair chance after he was elected.

Technology - very good point. Again, another good example of execution, aligning with strategy and remaining on point.

THANKS FOR AN INSPIRING ARTICLE ABOUT A GREAT MAN. IT'S ENCOURAGING AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TO KNOW THAT WE WILL BE REPLACING THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER WITH THE BEST. ITS ABOUT TIME THAT WE PUT THE INTERESTS OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AHEAD OF THE GREED OF A FEW SELF-CENTERED INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR A DOLLAR AND THINK THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANY TAXES ON THEIR WINDFALLS THAT HAVE BEEN GAINED AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS. OUR PRESENT ECONOMIC DISASTER IS A VIVID EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF THINKING THAT HAS DOMINATED OUR GOVERNMENT OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. GOD HAS GIVEN US A REAL LEADER THIS TIME. LET'S GET BUSY REBUILDING OUR OWN INFRASTRUCTRE, MANUFACTURING AND COUNTRY INSTEAD OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND GOVERNMENTS

Leave the politics out. The fact is that the democrats were better organized this time and as a result they won.

I can promise someone the moon and hope they believe me that i can give them the moon, but am I going to be able to hold up my promise even if I know I can't deliver the promise? Obama cannot do anymore than another president....it's called the senate and house of representative.

Being a small-business owner of a trucking firm, I myself, hope that our president-elect Barack Obama, can deliver the goods, I've heard and was very impressed with his speech on election night, and also during the debate with Sen. John McCain, it was impressive on his part. But,like the saying goes, "

Being a small-business owner of a trucking firm, I myself, hope that our president-elect Barack Obama, can deliver the goods, I've heard and was very impressed with his speech on election night, and also during the debate with Sen. John McCain, it was impressive on his part. But,like the saying goes, "

Why are small business owners afraid of obama? even if his government raises taxes, which i don't believe, i'd rather pay 30% on $200k, that 10% on $50k. the point is, i (small business owner)and most of the rest of the world believe that obama will be good for the national and global economy. he will have, or try to have, a stabilizing effect on the markets. that is what businesses like and need to thrive. First make the money and then complain about the taxes!