So it happened...

President Barack Obama. It has a lovely ring to it doesn't it? Tuesday November 4Th, 2008 was a day for the history books. I hope that the apparent change that has just swept through the United States will be followed up with actual, physical, serious change in this country.

The United States is a great, wonderful and promising nation, however with all of those attributes in place, it really doesn't do much good if the citizens of The United States don't work towards living up to those ideals. Having made some outstanding strides in history I believe the country on the whole has become complacent. Resting on our laurels. That is how we got into the situation we find ourselves in at this moment in time.

With that said, it was obviously destined to bring us to where we are today. It laid the foundation for the history that was made on November 4th. There was a convergence of factors that all hit on that one day. In one day the American voter voiced their opinion and realized a certain 'Dream' that was once voiced by Dr. King. Remember? He had a dream, that one day his 4 children would live in a world where they were judged on the content of their character and not on the color of their skin. That is what happened on Tuesday. While the initial reaction from around the world was that America finally elected the first African-American President, everyone knows, however, that Barack Obama also has substance. He is not just an African-American. He is highly intelligent, thoughtful and methodical in his decision making process and overall more concerned with getting things done and not really concerned with only advancing the democratic agenda. I can appreciate that his agenda is to advance the United States into a better place.

There is a lot of pressure on President-elect Obama's shoulders. At this moment in time, our greatest contribution to his transition period and subsequent '100 days', is patience. There is no possible way with all of the crap that the soon to be former President has left him, that President-elect Obama can get everything that needs to be done, done all at once. We need to be patient. We need to be understanding. We need to ensure that when our President calls on us to help in the change process, that we help. This is OUR country. The history that was made on Tuesday was OUR history. We are the only ones responsible for our future. It is the least we can do...

Visit the new President-elect Obama's website to see what you can do to help. Change.gov

Let's work towards a better tomorrow...

Why is anyone listening to Elizabeth Hasselbeck?

Why does anyone care what this whiny, screechy voice says? She is just a more public representation of the sheep that follow the republican party wherever they go... baaa baaa

Hey Elizabeth, educate yourself before you run your mouth again.

"Real America"

Turns out unless you live in a small town and unless you believe in the conservative way of life, then according to Sarah Palin you are not "Pro-America". Yeah that's right, you have to fit into a mold of an exclusive conservative mind set in order to be considered a Real American. Who knew?

Sounds pretty funny coming from someone who sided pretty heavily with the Alaskan Independence Party, who's founder Joe Vogler who once said "I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions." So...using Sarah Palin and John McCain's ruler for guilt by association, Sarah Palin obviously believes that she is not an American and she has no use for America or her damned institutions. Would one of those "institutions" be the White House?

I am with Colin Powell in his description of the Republican Party.. " the approach of the Republican Party has become narrower and narrower... I look at these kind of approaches and they trouble me."

I hope that America, either the real parts of America or the fake parts, get educated with 2 weeks to go in this campaign and make their vote count on November 4.

Would you have the courage?

What if you held the job that Thomas Dart has? Name not familiar? I would assume not. Thomas Dart is the Sheriff in Cook County, Illinois. He has the unfortunate task of evicting people from their homes. Why unfortunate you ask? Because the people he was being told to evict were renters, these people PAID their rent on time all the time... The reason for eviction is because the OWNER of the building they are renting was not paying their mortgage. Seems unfair right?

Well would you have enough courage to put a stop to this unfair action if it was your job? Sheriff Thomas Dart of Cook County, Illinois DOES have the courage. He is being couragous in standing up to the banks requesting the eviction because these banks haven't done their due diligence with these eviction requests. They don't know who lives at these locations, the only see a piece of paper cross their desk.

If only we all had the courage displayed by Sheriff Thomas Dart, this world would be a better place. When Senator Barack Obama becomes President Barack Obama he should stock his cabinet with people just like Sheriff Thomas Dart!

Sarah Palin? Who the hell is that?

So John McCain thinks that selecting a female will allow him to sweep to the White House in November? Yeah...umm I am going with No.

Sarah Palin is barely known in the US. I can guarantee she is not known outside the US. While that is probably not the reason she was selected, I am not sure that this will help John McCain. I certainly don't think that she will be able to get any Hillary Clinton supporters over to McCain's side. She is pro-life and pro-gun. Not really strong Democratic beliefs.

Very interesting choice Sen. McCain.

I think McCain's attempt will once again be foiled. This time history is a stronger call to the American people.

Who again is Sarah Palin?

Why Religion is Bad...

Why is it, that if you believe in "God" then your opinions and views are much more important than those who do not believe?

Why is it that you have to believe in "God" in order to have morality? The definition of morality is this: Morality means a code of conduct held to be authoritative in matters of right and wrong. Morals are created by and define society, philosophy, religion, or individual conscience. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality) Notice in the definition that it does not hold morality as being strictly based in religious beliefs. I do not believe in the existence of "God", however I do have a strong sense of morality and ethics. I base my morals in common sense. To me it is obvious that murder is wrong, I don't have to base my conclusion on a "higher power". I have the consciousness and common sense to come to that conclusion myself. I wasn't raised with religion either, so you can't deduce that the morality I have now comes from a religious base from childhood. Most of my morality and education comes from being given taught common sense.

I credit a lot of my common sense as coming from my mom, Oprah, the TV show Growing Pains and watching other people make mistakes. I have the ability to watch other people make mistakes and know that I don't want to have the same outcome. I have never had that glossy, fair tale in my mind of maybe it will be different if I do it. That is not to say that I never try anything on my own, because I do, I just watch for mistakes that could happen in the future, I pay attention to the red flags in my mind, my heart. I don't go against the internal voice I have telling me not to do something. And no that voice is not "God", that voice is my own saying, you know what I have seen this situation before, or I see what is on the horizon and then I take responsibility for that and move in a different direction. No religion needed whatsoever!

So now I ask again, Why is it, that if you believe in "God" then your opinions and views are much more important than those who do not believe? Why are politicians forced to conform to the religious ideals that are set forth by the Evangelical Christians. Is it not a better thing in this country to not have a leader who is beholden to one group or another? Don't people get all bent out of shape when there are lobbyists in Washington DC trying to get their message heard by politicians? Don't those lobbyists represent a group of people who want their voice heard, whether it is a large company or a fringe group? What makes a lobbyist any different from the Evangelical Christian groups?

I have a real issue with the meeting of the candidates tonight. They are attending a 2 hour forum at a church in California in order to discuss religion and values. Can a person NOT have values without religion? Are the problems we have in the world today based on a religious belief? No. They are all encompassing problems that are spread over those with religion and those with no religion.

Stop trying to force your opinions, values and self announced moral authority on those of us who don't share your opinions, values and self announced moral authority. I for one am doing gloriously without your nonsense.

My Child...

Simple post today... I have a superb child. Creative, Intelligent, Thoughtful, Kind, Caring, Passionate and Inquisitive! And she's only 5...the world should prepare!