Saturday, November 15, 2008
One More Day
Days like today when everything seems to fall apart, I start to miss my mom even more. She was my rock. She was my shield, she was everything a mother should be. Her death threw me into a tailspin. i started to drink heavily. I am back at that phase in my life again. I am trying not to start drinking again, but its really hard to do. I just want to hear her say, its all gonna be alright. Thats all.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Election is over
Ok, So this election was the biggest election in recent history. This one compares to Kennedy-Nixon of my parents generation. We all had an idea who was going to win. No one is going to be happy about it. There is always going to be someone who is angry about the election. For the next 4 years Rush Limbaugh is gonna give himself an anuesum complaining......Why wont he run then and shut his mouth. I get so tired of trying to express my opinion on this election. Simply because NO ONE wants to listen. The media shows images and distorts things and that become the reality that we have. No one wants to get to know the man. They assume that he is Muslim and that he wont put his hand over his heart during the pledge of alligence. Honestly, about seven times out of ten, I forget to do it too, even during the National Anthem.
As far as spreading the wealth. Way too many people took this way to literaly. I dont think he means that the welfare mom with 6 kids who has been using the system will get more money. I inturpretted it as the person like me who makes a reasonable salary but still lives hand to mouth or paycheck to paycheck, will be given a break. I found a website lately that shows the difference in taxes from 1776 (the founding of this wonderful country) to now. For example, inheritance tax, etc. We cannot compain about paying taxes. Hell, my car taxes are 250 a year, and I hate that, but I cant change it. The President CAN NOT change it.
The President is a figure head. Lets all think back for a moment. I know we all remember our senior year of High School when you had Student Governement elections. What did the Class President do? They spoke at Graduation and went to the meetings, it was the Class Represenatives like me that did all the work. We would debate a topic and the President would present it. That is how it is for the country as well. He is a figure head. He makes request of Congress, and they either agree or overrule him. He does have the power to Veto a vote. Much like Bush did with the Hate Crimes legislation that he vetoed. (That pissed me off by the way!)
We cannot change this now. Whats done is done. We can hope that he does get the economy turned around. I dont know what is going to happen, no one knows. I know that at this point, the country has shown that we are NOT a racist country. Had John McCain won this election, I think the race card would have been played today.
I saw an image of Jesse Jackson on CNN last night and he was crying. He was so happy that a black man had been elected president. Obama's mother was white. Why do we keep forgetting this? His father was black, yes but his mother was white. Yes, he made history about 11pm last night. Instead of us saying he is the first black president, why not the first multi-race president?
North Carolina typically is a red state. Last night it became a blue state. Its the first time since 1964 that it has been won by a Democrat. The race was too close to call until this morning, when it was called a blue state. The margin of victory was small. Very Small, but he managed to pull it out. Both candidates did a hell of a good job with their campaigns. But my question is this. Whats gonna happen to Sarah Palin now? I guess she is back to shooting moose! I just wondered. What does a candidiate do after a political loss?
As far as spreading the wealth. Way too many people took this way to literaly. I dont think he means that the welfare mom with 6 kids who has been using the system will get more money. I inturpretted it as the person like me who makes a reasonable salary but still lives hand to mouth or paycheck to paycheck, will be given a break. I found a website lately that shows the difference in taxes from 1776 (the founding of this wonderful country) to now. For example, inheritance tax, etc. We cannot compain about paying taxes. Hell, my car taxes are 250 a year, and I hate that, but I cant change it. The President CAN NOT change it.
The President is a figure head. Lets all think back for a moment. I know we all remember our senior year of High School when you had Student Governement elections. What did the Class President do? They spoke at Graduation and went to the meetings, it was the Class Represenatives like me that did all the work. We would debate a topic and the President would present it. That is how it is for the country as well. He is a figure head. He makes request of Congress, and they either agree or overrule him. He does have the power to Veto a vote. Much like Bush did with the Hate Crimes legislation that he vetoed. (That pissed me off by the way!)
We cannot change this now. Whats done is done. We can hope that he does get the economy turned around. I dont know what is going to happen, no one knows. I know that at this point, the country has shown that we are NOT a racist country. Had John McCain won this election, I think the race card would have been played today.
I saw an image of Jesse Jackson on CNN last night and he was crying. He was so happy that a black man had been elected president. Obama's mother was white. Why do we keep forgetting this? His father was black, yes but his mother was white. Yes, he made history about 11pm last night. Instead of us saying he is the first black president, why not the first multi-race president?
North Carolina typically is a red state. Last night it became a blue state. Its the first time since 1964 that it has been won by a Democrat. The race was too close to call until this morning, when it was called a blue state. The margin of victory was small. Very Small, but he managed to pull it out. Both candidates did a hell of a good job with their campaigns. But my question is this. Whats gonna happen to Sarah Palin now? I guess she is back to shooting moose! I just wondered. What does a candidiate do after a political loss?
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