What a big day in American History! We now have a President that is not 100% Caucasian! I was watching the ceremony on television, and was sure glad that I wasn’t there, freezing my butt off! I understand so many people wanting to be a part of the history, but considering how much I was unimpressed by so much of the ceremony I am certainly glad I was watching from the warmth of my house! But I’m glad that it is done, and hope that we can get down to business fixing the many problems that have been created by past administrations.
I voted today, and I hope you did too. I’ve always felt that it was not only a right and a privilege to vote, but it is a duty to vote. I think of how many brave people have died for me to have the right to vote? A right that cannot be taken away as long as I am not convicted of breaking the law. I have always felt a deep obligation, in honor of the brave men and women who have been injured or killed in the line of duty for this country to vote in every Presidential election since I was old enough to vote. And I’ve always felt that if someone did not vote in the election, then he or she has no right to complain about how the President is doing his or her job.
Unfortunately I have been very busy the past couple of weeks so I have not been able to “keep up” with all of what’s going on with the big banks, and Wall Street as much as I’d like to be “informed” about the big mess. I know that it is all going to effect each and every one of us in some way, so I like to be informed. I guess I have some homework to do! I did notice in yesterday’s paper that the government is going to be buying shares of some of the big banks. I also heard on the television news that some people are concerned that this big bailout package is bringing our country closer to “socialism” which has been a big “hated” phrase that most people that I know think is a code word for “evil.”
So many people talk about how this country is a democracy, and yet I learned in school that it is NOT a “democracy” it is a “republic” which is different. It would be very interesting to see or hear some news stories about THAT!
Well it’s on all of the news today that Barack Obama has announced that Joe Biden IS his pick for the VP running mate. I was very surprised to hear that – I’ve been hearing and reading so many articles that were saying that the author of the article strongly felt that the best choice would be Hillary Clinton. I think that if Hillary Clinton HAD been picked, then winning the election would have been a more “sure fire” bet because now I’m thinking that Hillary’s supporters are going to be so upset that they will vote for McCain simply because they are upset with Obama. This sure will make the election more interesting!