I woke up this morning, excited that in a few short weeks, I will never have to hear a Bush speak for the American people. So what now?I liken the country’s enthusiasm to getting married… you work and work and work to make your wedding perfect. Perfect hair, perfect dresses, perfect words to say at the alter… and then you’re married, and you realize you haven’t worked on the marriage part of getting married. And things are tough. Changes come hard as you move from living independently, to having to live with another’s idea of how life should work. Rhythms are altered and patterns questioned. The way you’ve always loaded the dishwasher is obviously wrong and the fact that he balls his socks when he takes them off at the end of the day, becomes unforgivable (not that I’m speaking from experience!).
I hope and pray that President Elect Barack Obama, has the energy to work on the marriage. But I REALLY hope, that America can ‘get over’ the balled up socks.
I thought Senator McCain’s “farewell” speech was perfect… and though I ranted about his age on here and had my fair share of disparaging observations concerning his running mate… I felt like he did more in those few minutes to elevate the world view of the Republican Party, than Bush managed to do in EIGHT long years. Now you’ll notice… he didn’t let Palin speak. Good move Mav, and may you live out the rest of your life knowing that you lost to a formidable opponent.
And then one last thing... I wonder how many little African American boys woke up this morning and decided they too, would be President of the United States someday? And I wonder how many of their moms and dads thought for the first time, that it really could happen? May we continue to inspire the children of today: children of all colors, of all languages, and of all faith traditions by calling remarkable leadership that dares to act differently in the face of our collective humanity.
