A new era.
Jan. 20th, 2009 10:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaWe have a new president and it feels good. America is based on ideals and this is a big milestone on the path towards those ideals. Racism is still present, but it feels like a tipping point--that there are more who aren't than there are who are.
I liked Obama's speech; we're calling it the "daddy's home and he's not happy" speech. It's a "get up off your butt and get busy!" speech. *g* Well, there's definitely plenty to do. One day at a time. eh?
And I know it's suddenly not a Disney film and the birds are singing and dancing with rainbows everywhere, but things will be better than they were. The whole thing is so broken it's a good time to make a major overhaul and its encouraging he's talking along those lines. I hope he sticks to that plan and manages to get some of it done. He seems smart, careful and he respects the constitution. It's a big job but it seems like he wants a lot of imput (unlike others I could name.)
After following the elections for the last two years, the inauguration was the cherry on the sundae. I'm so glad it went off smoothly. I hope that's a trend that will continue.
I liked Obama's speech; we're calling it the "daddy's home and he's not happy" speech. It's a "get up off your butt and get busy!" speech. *g* Well, there's definitely plenty to do. One day at a time. eh?
And I know it's suddenly not a Disney film and the birds are singing and dancing with rainbows everywhere, but things will be better than they were. The whole thing is so broken it's a good time to make a major overhaul and its encouraging he's talking along those lines. I hope he sticks to that plan and manages to get some of it done. He seems smart, careful and he respects the constitution. It's a big job but it seems like he wants a lot of imput (unlike others I could name.)
After following the elections for the last two years, the inauguration was the cherry on the sundae. I'm so glad it went off smoothly. I hope that's a trend that will continue.
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Date: 2009-01-20 08:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-01-20 11:53 pm (UTC)>>>And I know it's suddenly not a Disney film
A guy at work was saying to me, "You know, things won't turn around overnight". And I knew he was ex-Navy, so I said, "How long does it take to turn one of those battle cruisers around?" He said "3 1/2 miles". I said exactly, and the first step is starting the turn.
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Date: 2009-01-21 01:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-01-21 03:06 am (UTC)