I am quiet sure the honeymoon is over, but that the marriage won’t end in divorce. However, what sucks is, people in this country are so filled with negativity, it is amazing anything positive ever gets done.
And though I believe what some say when they blame extremism, it is impossible to be without extremes, because in reality without them to show us were not to step, we might not be able to define where to go (Philosophically Speaking).
Obama has been our leader for 10 Months. T.E.N. Ten. Ten months is not enough time to judge a leader or any new person in any position. There are such things as miracles, but to expect one in this nation with so many variables is irresponsible to oneself. 10 months is barely enough time to get Congress to stop their shenanigans and actually speak to a cause without the GOP throwing a propagandic fit or the Democrats crying foul. This is the established way of doing things there, however, and change does NOT come in 10 months. But change of conscience did happen, we the people changed what we wanted… we changed the status quo with Obama.
In my opinion, Obama is the most intelligent president we have had in YEARS, he is well spoken, methodical, dashed with caution, and does not shoot first ask questions later, – but just like anything, nothing happens over night. Do I think he is perfect and will make all the right moves? No, that too would be irresponsible. But I believe he is what we need right now and will do what he was called to do, and I think he will probably get it right more than he gets it wrong – at least that is my hope. That is what my vote meant when I voted for him.
With all that said, the country is in for a long haul, because of decisions made a few years ago, a few decades ago, and maybe even up to a century ago – by both Republican and Democrat. This haul is not Obama’s fault, some of it is not even Bush’s fault. We the people are at fault for the troubles we vote upon ourselves.
We the people are who are at fault for allowing some of the crazy crap to have come into play. We the people allowed the patriot act. We the people allowed the greed of banks and corporations and wall street to go unchecked. We the people allowed for the influx of lobbyists and promoted the welfare of profit over the welfare of citizens. We the people put having over needing by taking on too much debt before actually being able to pay for it.
How can I say this? Because, we the people voted in the representatives who are… ::drum roll:: representing us. Their decisions reflect our decisions whether we like those decisions or not. We asked those men and women in Congress to represent us. Which is what they are doing (well or poorly). And it is/was up to us, we the people, to vote wisely. To vote with intelligence, not rashness. To vote for representatives who reflect the will of the people. Some did, some didn’t. But in the end, the blame falls squarely back on you and me…. we…. the people.
So the honeymoon is over, but the course of our countries direction is forever changed. And even if the voting of Obama and the things his administration does only changes that course by 1%, over the course of time it will lead us miles from the status quo – with both good things and bad things to deal with.
But if this does not thrill you – do you have a right to bitch? Did you vote? And if you didn’t then you don’t have a right to say a damn thing. Because of those that voted, the majority spoke and this is what the majority of the country wanted. If you want to either change, reverse, or move in a different direction… the only thing you can do is revolt – bring on revolution. Actually the best revolution put into practice anywhere in the world is to express your will through voting. So vote. Stop bitching, pay attention to your representatives, and vote! Otherwise you are just negative clamor making no difference at all.
Sorry; no status quo was changed by electing Obama. It was the status quo that elected him in the first place. It was just another example of the ridiculous reactionary American electorate coupled with the villainy of the Leftists’ MSM and a sickening combination of ethno-guiltism (Whites) and racism (Blacks).
A little sad American political history:
People hated Nixon and voted in someone as far opposite of him as possible – Jimmy Carter.
People ended up hating Carter and voted in someone as far opposite of him as possible – Ronald Reagan
People by-and=large didn’t hate Reagan so they voted in Bush Sr.
People didn’t hate but also didn’t like Bush Sr. so they voted in a Center-Left alternative – Bill Clinton.
People didn’t hate but also didn’t like Clinton, so they voted in a Center-Right (They thought at the time) alternative – Bush Jr.
People ended up hating Bush Jr.and voted in someone as far opposite of him as possible – Obama.
In those “10 Months. T.E.N. Ten. Ten months” Obama has managed to become the most reviled and divisive POTUS in the last century. Never in living memory has there been the level of protests against a President on such a wide variety of issues.
If history holds true, expect Palin in 2012…
Same old, same old – just another reactionary shift as the recent gubernatorial elections show. No charismatic ideologue (Obama) and the electorate shifts back to normalcy.
Why are you sorry??
It is your opinion. On with the reply: I do think it interesting you never really talk about the villainy of the Right wings much. But I understand you have a lot of discontent for many of those on the left. However, I believe both extremes have serious issues. In regards to the electorate. I still think a shift was made, more people voted this last year than have voted in a very very long time. People are seeing the effects of their vote both for good and for bad. I believe a shift has happened in the general national conscience and I think we will see more of this as the decades pass. I will continue to hope that the curmudgeon-like view of just a cyclical nation of rash voting and rash behavior will eventually become more moderate – though I know utopia does not exist… and can’t if we want to ever grow as individuals or a nation. With that said, the more people that get up and actually talk about things like this, the more people who teach others to be informed, the world will change for the better. But it will never be perfect and one can never expect miracles.
Ummm…voter turnout was, as a percentage of the electorate, down 5 – 8% from the 2004 election during the 2008 elections. That is part of why McCain lost; a lot of Conservatives and “Values Voters” chose to sit out the election rather than vote for either candidate.
I am not finding your statitstics. This is what I have:
From: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html
2008 – Voting age pop: 231,229,580 Voter turnout: 132,618,580 % Voter Turnout: 56.8
2004 – Voting age pop: 221,256,931 Voter turnout: 122,294,978 % Voter Turnout: 55.3
2000 – Voting age pop: 205,815,000 Voter turnout: 105,586,274 % Voter Turnout: 51.3
1968 – Voting age pop: 120,328,186 Voter turnout: 73,211,875 %Voter Turnout:60.8 (The highest in the last 50 years)
Another source has different numbers but shows the same flow of increase. (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/publications/p20/2008/tables.html)
The Census Bureau put out this release: (http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/voting/013995.html)
Voter Turnout Increases by 5 Million in 2008 Presidential Election
About 131 million people reported voting in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, an increase of 5 million from 2004, according to a new table package released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase included about 2 million more black voters, 2 million more Hispanic voters and about 600,000 more Asian voters, while the number of non-Hispanic white voters remained statistically unchanged…The overall voting age (18 and older) citizen population in the United States in 2008 was 206 million compared with 197 million in 2004. Of that total, 146 million, or 71 percent, reported being registered to vote. That’s slightly lower than the 72 percent who reported being registered to vote in the 2004 presidential election, but does represent an increase of approximately 4 million registered voters. The percentage of those registered to vote that actually did so was slightly higher in the 2008 election (90 percent) than in 2004 (89 percent).
So at the moment I strongly disagree with you.
Looks like my numbers, which are 6 months+ old at this point were inaccurate. OK! I find that I can live with that since higher turnout is freaking good for America.
Of course it wasn’t much of a jump and Republicans were the ones staying home: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/06/report-08-turnout-same-or-only-slightly-higher-than-04/
That lends credence to my thoughts on the polarity of America.
Yes it does.
But if people don’t vote, it’s their own fault their voice wasn’t heard. 