Monthly Archives: November 2008

I’m kind of at a lost now.  Slowing down on the news sites….some what.  Still addicted…trying to get a look into what he will do cabinet wise.  I really, really hope that he goes bi-partisan…like Hagel for Secretary of State, Lugar in a foreign policy position.  I would be disappointed if he does not have somel republicans in his cabinet or as advisers.

I am an independent liberal, I don’t make any bones about it, but I don’t want the dems to run over the reps.  There are many good reps and many bad dems.  I want people to work together.  I actually didn’t want moderated GOPers to lose their sits, like Shays.  If you removed the moderates you leave the extremist and those are the ones that I have issues with. I do NOT like the fact that Pelosi does not allow rep input into house bills.  That is not right.  Just because when the GOPers had control that they abused it, doesn’t mean the dems should.  I really hope that Obama keeps them from shutting the GOP out….I hope that he keeps his promise for humility.

Hope is a great thing to have, but not use to having it after 8yrs of Bush.  I know that President-elect Obama is not going to do everything that I like,  but I just so want the direction of this country to change. It has to be better then the last 8yrs.  So I have hope.

I’m tired of our Civil Rights being trampled on, I’m tired of them twisting and changing of our fundamental laws, laws that helped make America what it is, I’m tired of how they seem to think that they are above the law (I would so love to see Bush impeached…there is the principle of the Constitution to be made),  I’m tired of an administration that made our country so hated and disrespected world wide that we are no longer the beacon of hope, I’m ashamed that they have allowed the use of torture, I’m tired of feeling as if only the big cats can succeed and get anywhere in today’s America.

And Obama gives me hope that this will be changed.

I also really like that fact that for the 1st time since the Fords that we actually have a couple who love each other.  I really like the fact that the Obama’s and the Biden’s seem to actually like each other…not just for political appearance.

The election of Obama is a huge leap in the right direction for this country.  We still have a very long way to go, black males make up the majority of the prison population, which leads to huge disenfranchisement of voters and effects them economically, which in turns effects the family and their education, the difference in the income between the races……this is list is huge.  But I so hope that now with having a man of color be President, it will help the  younger generation realize that they can do anything….give hope and dreams.

This commentary is great peek into how we are changing as a country:  Commentary: My father, George Wallace, and Barack Obama

I’m also very proud to hear that Heather took an interest in this election.  She was upset that she couldn’t vote for him.  And her small town rural, nearly all white school voted for Obama.  Reminds me of ’84 when I was in 6th grade.  We voted for Jesse Jackson.  When I talked to Melinda, she told me how Heather woke her up at 5am all happy that he won and wanted to call me……..lol  Melinda had to explain to her that it was 2 am my time and not a good time to call me……lol

It is late here and it time to get to bed.