Perry Hall, Baltimore County, Maryland and the United States are great places despite who has been elected.

VERY pleased that our country is going in this direction and that the majority of fellow Americans recognize that and want to see us move forward too.

Very happy after last night:
1. Threw out multiple Tea Party members
2. Kept in Pro-Choice members
3. Voted for Equality with Questions 4 & 6
4. Increased women in the Senate

I have seen nothing improve for me. I'm on social security and a pension. These have basically stayed the same but prices have gone up on everything. I see no hope for the future unless we start cutting back on wasteful spendings.

Like reducing our Social Security cost? Probably reduce Medicare too?

I've seen nothing improve. The value of my home has dropped significantly. Fortunately, I don't have any plans on moving. Even if I wanted to, wages have been "frozen" and "I'm thankful to have a job" is the new raise. Medical costs have skyrocketed and I am constantly bombarded by schools asking for extra supplies and tons of fundraising activities due to not enough money to go around. Food costs are escalating at an alarming rate ($6 a pound for ground beef? Really? $4+ for a gallon of milk?) and we are supposed to be happy that gas prices are "down" to $3.50 a gallon. Hopefully, I can still scrape enough together to try and take a class, as long as those slots aren't taken up by the children of people here illegally (but it's not the kids' fault *eyeroll*). Bitter? Not really, but angry? Heck yes.

My opinion based on past performance is that things will get worse....a lot worse!!! Sick to death of an administration that can't and won't produce a budget (required by the constitution), stop spending more money than it earns...oh the list goes on!!!! Again, my opinion, the blind Obama sheep will be led to slaughter along with the rest of us that saw through this administrations tax and spend sham!!! If we ran our house the way this president has run the country, we would all be homeless!!!

Ditto to everything PerryHallParent said.

Overall, I am pleased with the outcome of the election. My believe is, if Mr Momney had won this election, even through he was not my choice, I would still support him. I want our country to survive, we must show our support and if we have different views, first show respect when you voice your opinion. I do not like personal attacks on anyone. Let's work together, please.

Well, since according to the Mayan calendar the world will end on December 21, 2012, I'm not very hopeful. It's obviously President Obama's fault - it's happening under his watch.

I long for the "good-old days" pre-Obama when the stock market was tumbling down to 6,000, job losses were at 800,000 per month, major corporations were folding, my friends were losing their jobs with companies they worked at for years, and we were at war in 2 countries with no revenue to pay for it. Things were better then.

...and I forgot to mention the daily terror warning color code system that heightened my anxiety. So do I feel optimistic, yes, except for that Mayan 'end of the world' thing.

I'm not optimistic at all. Things will stay the same but they are more likely to decline even further. You have a Congress that can't negotiate or compromise on a budget, a Commander-inChief that is hell bent on reducing the military leaving us vulnerable, a president that wants to give everything to the lower classes at the expense of the middle class which we'll be paying for in much higher taxes and stagnant job growth. I hope everyone is looking forward to the next four non-glorious years of the Obama regime. On top of all that, don't even believe what this guy spews from his,mouth.

I think this election was a wakeup call for the Republicans. They have to be more inclusive of a changing demographic population. In some way as a woman, I felt left out. Maybe the next election, the Republicans will nominate SOMEONE that connects with the American population and that includes all, rich, poor, middle class, and all ethnic groups.

I don't see how anyone can possibly say the Republican party has disdain towards any race or ethnic group. I consider myself a Conservative (not a Republican) but nonetheless, can anyone give an example of how Republicans have disdain for any of the above groups? The people of the Tea Party are in no way extremists. Here are what conservatives of the Republican party believe in respect to the following groups:
1) Women: Conservatives believe in equal rights for women but many women will never vote Republican because they feel it is within their rights to kill their unborn child. Republicans believe except in very rare circumstances (i.e. mother's life in danger), that an unborn child has a right to life. Each and every one of us started out as a few cells with our unique genetic code and should feel grateful that our mothers sacrificed to deliver us and to raise us. As a Catholic (all Christians should feel the same way), it is my faithful duty to stand up for the innocent lives of unborn children in this country...

2) Blacks: The Republican party is the party that led blacks out of slavery and who fought for civil rights against the Democrats of the time. Democratic policies in places like Baltimore city have decimated the black community. Blacks are more likely than other ethnic groups to live in poverty, to be on welfare, to be unemployed, to be convicted of crimes, to have children out of wedlock, and to have abortions. How's that Democratic party working out for you? Republicans want to reduce the black community's dependency on government and bring them out of poverty. We also want to repair the family structure that has been destroyed by progressive policies.

3) Latinos (like Born to be free): Republicans fully support immigrants of any country who come here legally, work hard, and contribute positively to our society. We do not support immigrants who break our law by coming illegally and who are bankrupting our hospitals and educational system. Ironically, most Hispanics (67%) unwittingly voted for a president who believes in the exact same ideals as the leaders of the Hispanic countries they have fled from.

4) Middle class: Republicans believe in cutting taxes for the middle class, thus allowing them to keep more of their hard earned money. We also believe in cutting taxes for wealthier Americans so they can invest more of their money in the economy, which greatly benefits the middle class. Obama's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy will only hurt those in the upper middle class. The wealthiest Americans and corporations many times pay less than most middle class Americans due to loopholes, investments, etc. How can you explain companies like General Electric making several billion dollars of profit in the US yet not paying a dime in taxes? Obama's plan will only hurt the middle class, driving them towards poverty while the wealthy will get wealthier.

5) Muslims: I think I represent most Conservatives and Tea Party members when I say that we have the utmost respect for peaceful Muslims in this country and around the world. Our problem is with radical throwback Muslims (i.e. Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda, Hamas) who seek to destroy Israel and create an Islamic Caliphate. These are the same Muslims who think it's God's will to murder their wives if disobedient, murder Christians, murder homosexuals, and murder each other. Our president supports the Al Qaeda rebels overthrowing leaders of countries such as Egypt who have been staunch allies of the US and Israel yet all the while does nothing about Iran and their puppet Assad who is mass murdering his people in Syria. Therefore, his policy has been to protect the leaders who hate Israel and the US but attack the leaders who either support or are neutral to Israel and the US.

We oppose the building of a mosque on sacred ground in New York City where thousands of Americans were murdered by radical members of the Islamic faith as well as other grandiose mosques funded or led by Muslim groups with ties to terrorist organizations that look to transform entire communities into Muslim strongholds. Many conservatives rightly worry about Obama's real faith and alliances due to his actions as president, his Muslim upbringing, and his membership at a black-separatist, antisemitic Church. As for Libya, the rebel leader admitted last year that many of the rebels we were arming and supporting were al Qaeda members:
Mr al-Hasidi insisted his fighters "are patriots and good Muslims, not terrorists," but added that the "members of al-Qaeda are also good Muslims and are fighting against the invader".
Conservatives like gay people but we believe that their actions are morally wrong and shouldn't be promoted by our society as normal and good behavior. We believe that homosexual behavior should be kept private and out of the public square. We don't want to be discriminated against for believing that homosexuality is a choice and sinful. We don't want our children indoctrinated in schools that homosexuality is normal and should be celebrated.

Conservatives believe everyone should be paid fairly based upon their abilities and performance and that Pay rate has nothing to do with whether you are a man or woman, black or white, etc. The very wealthy in this country pay 15% tax on dividends, which makes up their income, so increasing taxes on the "rich" ($200K/yr individual, $250K/yr family) hurts the upper middle class and small business owners the most while leaving the truly wealthy unscathed. We believe in rewarding productiveness. I believe in a flat income tax for all Americans. Why should I be deterred from working extra hours because I could bump up into a higher tax bracket and actually make less?
We do not believe that man-made global climate change is a significant threat to our country. The earth has gone through several periods of climate change in the past independent of human activity. Scientists touting global warming were shown to be altering data to support their hypotheses so they started calling it climate change instead. Ice is melting in the north pole but increasing in the south pole. Insane politicians are even blaming Hurricane Sandy on climate change!
There is nothing wrong with prayer in school if the local community supports it. Allowing children to pray does not establish a national religion or prohibit the practice of other religions.
The only show I watched on Fox was Freedom Watch, which has been taken off the air. I also never listen to Limbaugh.

Fox news is the Republican establishment media outlet, not the Conservative or tea party media.