Election
We awaken this morning to a new world, one in which Obama is president elect. I saw his acceptance speech, thought it was the same dribble that this and most charismatic politicians have put out, but noticed a few subtleties.
First, he is already trying to downplay the expectations thrust on him, saying that "The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term." So, he is trying to tell Americans exactly what was said by Biden not too long ago, about remembering how we felt about him at that moment, how excited we all were, because it is not going to last when we realize who and what he is and what he is going to do to get everything done that he has promised.
As for healing the divide, well...I don't think a man who has never voted against his party can be said to have either reached across the aisle or healed a party divide. Nor a man who so polarized people in this nation throughout his campaign can be called a man who will depolarize a nation. Remember what happens to those who have disagreed with him. When he walked up to Joe only to have him say that he did not agree with his policies, the next move was to destroy this person's credibility, not to ask him why or to talk him through it. It is not the first time that he has done this, and I doubt it will be the last.
So let us not forget, it is the culture of hate that currently divides this nation, a culture which has emanated from the hatred of certain people in power. It is this hatred which has driven a wedge between Americans, and it needs to stop. Knock off the bickering, it is serving no point. Again I state that just because someone disagrees with you is no reason to just give in to the immature child in you and resort to name calling or destruction of that person's life. America needs to grow out of adolescence. We don't even let adolescents make huge life choices until they are more or less done with that part in their lives, why do we want people who act like that running the country and therefore our lives?
I want people to remember the state of the White House when Clinton left office: furniture stolen, computers destroyed and other acts of vandalism. I want people to remember that and see what happens when Bush leaves office, to see if the same anger and animosity exist.
If I am right, it will show us once and for all where this culture of hate is stemming from, and who we could trust to get rid of it. I am not saying either party is blameless, but I am saying one party needs to shoulder its fair share of the blame. After all, they want everyone else to shoulder their fair share.
Having said that, Republicans, you can take solace in the fact that by winning 44 (and it looks like 45) seats in the senate, the Democrats are not going to have the Super-Majority that they wanted. There is still room for debate and talk. I hope that you are fair and don't needlessly block policy, unlike the Democrats when they were the minority. I wish to remind the public that though Bush has only an approval rating in the 20s, this congress has had the lowest in history, even dipping into single digits, and remains half of his.
And on a side-note, I want people to notice: there were no demands for recounts, nor were there any accusations of voter fraud or intimidation. Odd considering how the past two presidential elections have gone, isn't it?
So, America, you have voted, and now we all must live with what we have chosen.
First, he is already trying to downplay the expectations thrust on him, saying that "The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term." So, he is trying to tell Americans exactly what was said by Biden not too long ago, about remembering how we felt about him at that moment, how excited we all were, because it is not going to last when we realize who and what he is and what he is going to do to get everything done that he has promised.
As for healing the divide, well...I don't think a man who has never voted against his party can be said to have either reached across the aisle or healed a party divide. Nor a man who so polarized people in this nation throughout his campaign can be called a man who will depolarize a nation. Remember what happens to those who have disagreed with him. When he walked up to Joe only to have him say that he did not agree with his policies, the next move was to destroy this person's credibility, not to ask him why or to talk him through it. It is not the first time that he has done this, and I doubt it will be the last.
So let us not forget, it is the culture of hate that currently divides this nation, a culture which has emanated from the hatred of certain people in power. It is this hatred which has driven a wedge between Americans, and it needs to stop. Knock off the bickering, it is serving no point. Again I state that just because someone disagrees with you is no reason to just give in to the immature child in you and resort to name calling or destruction of that person's life. America needs to grow out of adolescence. We don't even let adolescents make huge life choices until they are more or less done with that part in their lives, why do we want people who act like that running the country and therefore our lives?
I want people to remember the state of the White House when Clinton left office: furniture stolen, computers destroyed and other acts of vandalism. I want people to remember that and see what happens when Bush leaves office, to see if the same anger and animosity exist.
If I am right, it will show us once and for all where this culture of hate is stemming from, and who we could trust to get rid of it. I am not saying either party is blameless, but I am saying one party needs to shoulder its fair share of the blame. After all, they want everyone else to shoulder their fair share.
Having said that, Republicans, you can take solace in the fact that by winning 44 (and it looks like 45) seats in the senate, the Democrats are not going to have the Super-Majority that they wanted. There is still room for debate and talk. I hope that you are fair and don't needlessly block policy, unlike the Democrats when they were the minority. I wish to remind the public that though Bush has only an approval rating in the 20s, this congress has had the lowest in history, even dipping into single digits, and remains half of his.
And on a side-note, I want people to notice: there were no demands for recounts, nor were there any accusations of voter fraud or intimidation. Odd considering how the past two presidential elections have gone, isn't it?
So, America, you have voted, and now we all must live with what we have chosen.