Twenty Dollars Richer
I watched the Superbowl of politics last night. Though I was cheering for the Washington Mavericks, I knew not to hold my breath.
There's something I love about politics, particularly US politics. Everything just feels so much bigger and so much more important. The historic aspect of last night's election was pretty thrilling.
I also love US election speeches. In fact, the thing I like most about the new President elect is that he's a fantastic orator. Truly superb! I actually thought McCain had the better speech of the night though. His graciousness in defeat was astounding. I say this even though I didn't even really want McCain as President. The only reason I supported him at all was because of Sarah Palin. What a great pick as a running mate. I am very excited to see what the future holds for her. Of course the Democrats have done everything they can to demonize her, which suggests they fear her. I don't blame them.
I truly wish Obama well during his term, though my kind thoughts will likely sour as he begins to implement some of those things. My thoughts turn to his plans to liberalize abortion throughout the US as his first official act as President. I must admit that though I wish him well, I want to barf at every post-election blog post and facebook status update that has something negative to say about Bush. Was Bush truly evil? Was he a dictator? When people use such terms to describe someone they simply disagree with it completely devalues those words. What was Hitler? REALLY, REALLY evil? What about Stalin? An unelected, super-bad dictator?
I loved what Ann Coulter wrote at the end of her column today.
"For now, we have a new president-elect. In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president."
HA! I'm not into tit for tat - just tits :) For now I'll enjoy the historical aspects of this election and will show respect to the new President elect.
Buh Bye! (click)