Somebody please tell Barack Obama and crew he won

Someone might want to whisper in Barack Obama's good ear that he won the election.

The campaign is over. He is the president-elect. Isn't that why he's announcing new advisors from the old Clinton crew every other day? And calling all the nation's governors to Philadelphia for a 57-minute meeting that was shorter than his daily workout?

We recently complained about The Change for Obama Team still fundraising most days because it only raised three-quarters of a billion dollars, barely twice as much as its nearest presidential competitor.

And we just got another bid for more dough, promising a Limited Edition holiday mug in exchange for only $15. Hope about a holiday from money pitches?

What we really want is the Obama Change campaign DVD, mainly for the Deleted Scenes part. We hear it's been rated R.

But Obama's newly named and possibly endangered, misbehaving chief White House speechwriter, Jon Favreau, is turning out words for him that still sound like campaign stuff.

Watch the video below of this weekend's address to the nation. Except for the stats, it could have been delivered in October.

If the ex-senator keeps this up, you betcha Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin might start campaigning again too. And another senator as well, Joe Biden, although due to the muzzle after the Hillary Clinton gaffe, we never heard much from him anyway even during the campaign.

And we've all had enough of campaigning for a while.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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Comments

[Linda]

What did you expect from a President elect who has no real accomplishments?

[Jeff]

What do you mean, Linda? He's already accomplished more good than Bush has in 8 years. . . Are you so blind, deaf, and dumb that you really expect anyone to buy your sour grapes comment?

BTW, I'm very surprised at the conservative tone of these LA times blog items. Very disappointing. Sorry LA Times and Linda, Rush Limbaugh is not President. Maybe now we can undo some of the damage to our country that the Republicans have perpetrated over the last 8 years. Such evil and hypocrisy from supposedly religiously based people.

I am very happy to see the Clintons getting involved.

[Julia Orwin]

Politicians campaign 24/7. Everybody knows that.

Linda, what do you think is the only thing your lovely Sarah Palin has been and will be doing, from now on?

LA Times, get a life, and please post some real topics.

[Joni]

Since I live in Ohio, a state that is going down the tubes fast, I want to hear some encouragement. My husband works in a coal mine *gasp* which is the only profession that is floating three counties right now. You have no idea how many families are not having Christmas this year unless they go to a food pantry ( those donations are way down this year) or free toys from a charity.
Important things are going on. Concentrate on that!

[fsteele]

It's great to see the Clinton Restoration (even without the Clintons on top). Summers was briliant, glad to see him back.

Now if Obama will get rid of Faveau and some more of the Frat Boys, we might be taken seriously in the world again. Imagine a film of Obama's next Big Speech cutting back and forth from the Favreau groping picture. "The Brains Behind Obama" etc.