There are one of two things you probably want to do right now. You either want to:
- get drunk and celebrate; or
- get drunk and forget.
Obama won, get over it. But the question becomes, "what now?" I'm sorry to break it to you, but come January 2009, not very much will change. The sky won't rain gold, but it won't fall down either. Once this popularity contest settles down, the two extremes -- I hope -- will come back to the middle. Then the real fun begins -- we'll finally get to see what our new president actually stands for.
The problem today is that we put our faith in people. We have shifted from putting our faith in things above to putting our faith in those among us who promise the world. As I saw all the young liberals in Obama's crowd who were moved to tears by Obama's win, I couldn't help but think of how naive and bright-eyed they must be. They are convinced that "change" is right around the corner. They hold hopelessly optimistic dreams -- that health care will be free to everyone; that poverty will disappear; that liberty will be given the highest priority. These educated but inexperienced young people have so much heart and passion. Too bad they can't see that it's often not in the right place.
The problem today is that we put our faith in people. We have shifted from putting our faith in things above to putting our faith in those among us who promise the world. As I saw all the young liberals in Obama's crowd who were moved to tears by Obama's win, I couldn't help but think of how naive and bright-eyed they must be. They are convinced that "change" is right around the corner. They hold hopelessly optimistic dreams -- that health care will be free to everyone; that poverty will disappear; that liberty will be given the highest priority. These educated but inexperienced young people have so much heart and passion. Too bad they can't see that it's often not in the right place.
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This post moved me to tears.
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