Obama Wins
Did I forget to blog this? I doubt anyone reading this blog hasn't seen or heard the news already.
But yes, Barack Obama has just been elected the 44th president of the United States. It still hasn't sunk in. But this is awesome news for the country. Here in Los Angeles people have been honking horns, dancing in the streets, hooting and hollering. A great day to be an American.
John McCain, who I have lambasted for over half a year on this blog, gave a nice concession speech. It would have been easier to call for unity, however, if he hadn't been calling Obama an elitist celebrity socialist pedophile terrorist-sympathizer for the past few months. But I feel bad for the guy. He sold his soul and threw away his honor, and for what? The worst defeat by a Republican in 44 years. Now he gets to lick his wounds and go back to the Senate. But don't feel too bad for him -- he still has 7 houses, $100 million bucks, a comfy job. And unlike Obama, he doesn't have to save the world.
Obama has a major task before him, maybe greater than he knows. It will weigh heavily on him. The years ahead will be filled with great loss and sacrifice. George W. Bush has put us in a very deep ditch, and climbing out will not be quick or easy. But now that we have an intelligent, pragmatic progressive at the helm, we have a fighting chance.
But yes, Barack Obama has just been elected the 44th president of the United States. It still hasn't sunk in. But this is awesome news for the country. Here in Los Angeles people have been honking horns, dancing in the streets, hooting and hollering. A great day to be an American.
John McCain, who I have lambasted for over half a year on this blog, gave a nice concession speech. It would have been easier to call for unity, however, if he hadn't been calling Obama an elitist celebrity socialist pedophile terrorist-sympathizer for the past few months. But I feel bad for the guy. He sold his soul and threw away his honor, and for what? The worst defeat by a Republican in 44 years. Now he gets to lick his wounds and go back to the Senate. But don't feel too bad for him -- he still has 7 houses, $100 million bucks, a comfy job. And unlike Obama, he doesn't have to save the world.
Obama has a major task before him, maybe greater than he knows. It will weigh heavily on him. The years ahead will be filled with great loss and sacrifice. George W. Bush has put us in a very deep ditch, and climbing out will not be quick or easy. But now that we have an intelligent, pragmatic progressive at the helm, we have a fighting chance.
posted by Existenz | 1:18 AM
1 Comments:
Now the hard part begins. President-Elect Obama is surely being handed a huge mess.
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