Congratulations, America. We just elected a Democratic Congress and President. I applaud us on our fine decision. I think that our new chief executive has the goods to perform adequately for the next term, and may have what it takes to be truly extraordinary. I think that he actually gets it--"it" being what we need as a nation. What do we need? Not hope--lottery sales and Vegas earnings indicate that we have plenty of that. Change? That happens every time the sun rises. No, I think that we need intelligence, progressive values, and extreme political courage in our leaders to pull the rusty heap of this nation into this century. That said, Obama needs to recognize that he must be the leader of his party. He must corral them and get them to work in a disciplined manner, because there is no way in hell he's going to enjoy this kind of majority after the 2010 elections. It always bounces back, and the GOP is going to start campaigning for those seats first thing tomorrow.
All that said, I'm HAPPY right now. There is a distinct possibility that science will be funded for the next few years. A McCain spending freeze would have essentially destroyed academic science research. Also, I'm HAPPY that we've elected our first black president in my lifetime. I'm just going to shut up and enjoy this for awhile.
Congratulations to president-elect Obama!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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Congratulations all right. I'm relieved over here so it must feel really good over there.
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