Democracy in Action, History in Motion

What a night! No matter who would have won, we would witness history in the making. The first African-American President, or the first female Vice President, of the United States. And, a shining example of how democracy really does work. The people got out and voted their minds. Maybe a bit misdirected and un-informed, but tonight demonstrated that democracy works and is alive and well.

I must say, while I still don't believe in Obama, I was truly impressed by his victory speech tonight. Yea, I know, he's a gifted orator (when scripted) and certainly Hollywood scripted this one. That said, he mentioned many things in his speech tonight that resonated with me. He also said many things that I had not heard from him before. Quite impressive and inspiring.

I hope I'm wrong in my judgement of this man. In any case, he is only one man and our government is designed to withstand the wrong-doings of any single government official or administration.

My hope is that his liberal campaign rhetoric was just to get the votes needed to win. I'm hopeful that he may move towards the middle and get to work fixing our current bodies of government and reeling in our whacked-out capitalist system, which continues to skim the continually thinning layer of cream from our failing economy. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for capitalism. It's just that our system is out of control and needs a hard reset.

And no, this isn't a "Democrats to the Rescue" capitulation on my part. As most informed Americans fully understand, the Democrats are as much to blame for our current problems as anybody else. More on that later.

Sadly, it seems that many Americans just don't pay attention to what our government does unless there is an election. And, as some of us also know after tonight, they don't really pay all that much attention to the facts and events even then.

Okay, I'm curious if Obama will put his hand on his chest during his inauguration and fly the flag at the White House? My guess is, yes, he will.

Now, let's get behind our new president and his administration. And let's also watch them more carefully and get more involved. Write letters, email government officials, tell them what you think. And most of all, don't just listen to what the liberal or conservative media tells you! Listen to both sides and research the issues at least a little so you're a little more informed. The media generally only tells you what they want you to hear. It's your responsibility to pay attention to facts and the events as they unfold and make up your own mind!

Don't be a Sheeple!!

Okay, enough slogging the blog.