This isn’t the first post where I proclaim that winter is coming, but this time I have proof! If you live in the Midwest, you know that once farmers have harvested their crops, fall is coming to a close. There’s not much time left now before the days get crisper and shorter — I know this because the field of corn that I see when I look towards the burg is nothing but stalks now.
Posted by Perry
Last night, as I watched the returns come in in the Presidential Election, I thought about just how far we have come as a country. I watched the end of a campaign for two good men that fought hard for the chance to lead the Nation that both love deeply.
Notice that I said ‘good’ men – because for the first time that I can remember in an election, we had two good choices for President. In the past, I (like many of you no doubt) had selected a candidate because they were the lesser of two evils, this time we had a rare choice of two men who were both qualified to lead.
A leader, in my opinion, has to do more than just make sound decisions, he or she also has to have the ability to inspire people in a way that makes them want to get involved, they have to be someone that people rally around when times get tough and they have to have the ability to know that they do not always have the right solution to problems, and therefor, look to ideas from others to solve common problems.
We had two of those types of leaders last night. John McCain and Barrack Obama both inspire, show good judgement, and honestly care about our country.
Much is being made (as it should) about where we now stand as a people having elected a bi-racial president for the first time in our history. But it goes beyond that for me – it isn’t about an “African American’ thing to me, but rather, a statement from all Americans no matter what race about where we should go as a Nation. All races spoke last night and chose a new leader for the next four years.
When the world looks at us now, they can no longer say that we talk a good talk, but don’t walk the walk. They can say now that in America you truly can be anything you want to be no matter what color you are, or your religion.
Think about this for a minute – we made history last night no matter what the results would have been. We were either going to have the first bi-racial president, or the oldest first term president ever elected to office. Not to mention the first female vice-president.
Some may view this election with a bit of skepticism or maybe even a hint of bitterness, but we all should be proud of ourselves as a country because we did something that not many people in the world thought would ever happen – we lived up to the promise of our founding fathers and made dreams into reality.
We can thank two good men for this historic moment in our time – John McCain and Barrack Obama.
I salute them both.
The election is over and Barack Obama is to be my president. I’m personally not thrilled about it; I’m sure to have plenty more blog posts in the future about it (as will one of his supporters — Perry); and now that the election is over, I will rally behind him in his efforts to accomplish all the things he has promised to the American people. Even though my candidate did not win, I welcome Obama with respect, support, and prayers that he can indeed move us forward.
McCain gave an eloquent speech — I’m not sure how he could’ve improved upon it. Obama’s speech was moving (I moved to the kitchen while booing and hissing) — but I will say that his message was truly one that we, as Americans, can absolutely support. (I did get a little sick at my stomach at times while watching the Obama speech — you know, when the camera kept panning to close-ups of the Reverend Jessie Jackson and Oprah crying!) But again, I will stand behind my President and be proud of my country. The democrats have elected a president, and have won the balance of power in both the Senate and House. It’s now up to the democrats to turn the country around — as promised — without excuses. Did I say without excuses?
With all that having been said — I have 2 simple words for Michelle Obama — St. John. I don’t care that she purchased the dress ‘off the rack’ from White House/Black Market to co-host “The View” (I like to shop there too) — but her choice to wear such a garb as she wore on election night was a shockingly bad choice. Period.
Day 5 of Libby’s self-confidence boost: BEST FRIEND
The ‘Libby Rocks’ 5-day thing has absolutely shot Libby’s self-esteem through the roof; and the countdown of her best attributes has been fun. But at the end of the day, nothing else really matters other than she’s a best friend, and a good fit for me…
Day 4 of Libby’s self-confidence boost: INTELLIGENT
No doubt about it — Libby is intelligent. She spends much of her time working on how she might provide ‘the ultimate human experience’ and how to give those same humans ‘what they REALLY want’.
Now some owners really want their dog to fetch, or swim or other dogly things. Other owners; however, want something totally different…