Here’s the tweet I just posted on Twitter:
Wow. Just wow. Still waiting to hear about Franken in MN, Stevens in AK, some local results for AZ, but . . . wow!
I’m proud to be an American tonight.
"When I do not want to say things in real life I often say them here." — Mimi Smartypants
Here’s the tweet I just posted on Twitter:
Wow. Just wow. Still waiting to hear about Franken in MN, Stevens in AK, some local results for AZ, but . . . wow!
I’m proud to be an American tonight.
Hey, I’ve always been proud to be an American. I voted for McCain, so I’ll follow his example because the last thing we need now is a failed presidency, for that means a dysfunctional country. This election reminded me of the first time I voted in 1960. It was wonderful to be alive and vote for JFK. Like then, this election signals a generational change, and Obama does have a mandate for change. Unfortunately, he is headed for Washington where Congress and the bureaucracy are dead set against change. I’m reminded of the Chinese curse, “May you live in exciting times.”
And congratulations on retirement. It’s great to wake up in the morning, have a leisurely cup of coffee and not even worry what day of the week it is.
Hey, Paul.
Glad you are having a good time, though out here in the Red States folks are a bit somber. At least it’s not raining.
I am always prouder of my country than Michelle Obama is. 😉
Though personally, I’m not of the generation that thinks it’s a big deal that the fellow we elected is black. I am more worried about his connections to unreconstructed Communists than his Pantone color. And the fact that he seems to have loopy ideas about geography, history, and tire pressure.
Whatever problems we might be facing, Communism is not the answer. Socialism is not the answer. “Civilian security forces” are not the answer.
I voted for Sarah Palin. I understand the McCain guy was part of the package.
Best regards
BBB
I suppose my statement could be interpreted negatively . . . in fact, that occurred to me as I was writing it, but I consciously decided not to qualify or clarify it. I’ll go further. There have been times when I wasn’t particularly proud to be an American. If people want to think that means I don’t love my country, well, I can’t help what people think.
I hope Obama is as good a president as he was a campaigner. I don’t expect miracles. Even with the expanded executive powers introduced by Clinton and Bush, a president can only hope to nudge the legislative and judicial branches, not steer them. But I do think Obama will nudge them in more responsible directions. So yeah, right now I’m proud, and hopeful.
As a side note, I got a call from a friend in Las Vegas last night. He’d been planning to stay with other friends in San Diego during an upcoming trip. They called to tell him he was no longer welcome to stay at their house, since he voted for Obama. Five minutes later my wife got a call from her boss at the gun store, telling her not to mention Obama at work ever.
I remember active-duty USAF officers saying things like “he’s not my commander in chief” during the last couple of years of the Clinton administration. I hope Rush & Sean & the rest of that gang haven’t so polarized American opinion that Obama starts off with those sorts of burdens.