Nov 06 2008
Did We Still Win?
Why am I still waking up every morning expecting that the news will tell me the election results have been overturned? I think, it’s a sad commentary on how shaken our faith has been in our electoral system after two stolen Bush victories.
However, I’m also thinking about an anecdote from after John F. Kennedy was shot, as related by the columnist Art Buchwald.
Journalist Mary McGrory said to future Senator Pat Moynihan: “We’ll never laugh again.” To which Moynihan replied, “Oh, we’ll laugh, but we’ll never be young again.”
I think Obama has the potential, with his energy, his vision and his wonderful family (yes, I’m thinking about that puppy), to make us young again.
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I would like to know your thoughts on Obama so far.
I was lured to this post as a suggestion at the bottom of your wildflower bouquet post.
I’m still liking him, but I’m thinking he needs to go, as Marcellus said in Pulp Fiction, “all Medieval” and get some legislation pushed through. I wish we could have bipartisanship, but it doesn’t look as if it’s going to happen. In that case, just Go for the Gold.
While I don’t agree with all his decisions, I think he inherited as big a mess as anything we’ve seen since FDR took over from Hoover. He’s treading water in molasses, but at least he seems to be making some slow progress.