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    Hope Meets the Real World


    By Rougman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 11:06:58 AM EST
    Tags: Obama, unity (all tags)

    It really was quite remarkable. About noon yesterday, after a cloudy, overcast and somewhat gloomy morning, the skies cleared and the sun shined brightly again on northern Michigan. If the birds hadn't packed it all in I'm sure they would have been singing. My favorite begonia was in a full, splendorous, indoor bloom. My dog and my cat held paws.

    Two million citizens, about three quarters of them avowed socialists and anarchists by my guess, trekked to Washington, D.C. (the 51st state) despite all the economic woes brought on by evil capitalists and the adverse travel conditions made even more difficult by the threats of global warming, AIDS, mad cow disease, bird flu, asteroids, malnutrition, Guantanamo, coal, and an unimpeded Dick Cheney with a water board in his back pocket.

    The evil George W. Bush, a man who, it was cautioned, would do anything in his power to remain in power, meekly crawled his way out of the picture, apparently deciding in the last minutes of his ruthless dictatorship to abide by the rule of law. (Rumor has it he was turned down for an arm wrestling match that would have decided the whole ball of wax.) The Kossacks were much relieved. Robert Mugabe uttered "dumb cracker" under his breath. And Barack Obama took the throne.

    So too were citizens excited all across this great land. From financially bankrupt California to morally bankrupt Massachusetts, from oil threatened gulf coast to polar bearless arctic coast, Americans took note of this passing. There were, thank Obama, no bullets or riots.

    Facial tissues were passed around at group gatherings where adoring fans could not contain the spilling of joyful tears. Arms were raised in praise. As voices creaked, strained by raw emotion, Chris Matthews' leg locked up tighter than Joe Biden's charity wallet.

    America was not entering into the promised land, but was itself becoming the land of promise. Unity. Hope. Sharing. Caring. Service. Change. Great words all. All of them uttered millions of times yesterday, carried aloft from the lips of the children and the aged, and all ages in between.

    And yet, what of today? This whole unity gig sounds wonderful, but what does it mean?

    Should we, as a people, embrace the tenets of government planning designed to control ever more details of our personal lives? This, for the sake of unity? Many think so, and that was a cornerstone of Obama's campaign. Should we succumb to the idea that government can provide for all of our needs? This, for togetherness? Many think so, and it was a portion of the hope and change that Obama called for. Should we, as a people, provide for each other those things that we are unwilling to provide for ourselves? Many think so, and millions thronged in Washington to celebrate the coronation of its most notorious advocate. Should we all unite behind abortion on demand? Or card check? Or a domestic service force as well funded and equipped as the military?

    When I watched the news reports on yesterday's gatherings I must admit I felt no kinship with the abortionists or the central planners. I did not have tears of joy, or sorrow for that matter. Its a good thing too because I'm out of Kleenix.

    I must say that I do admire Barack Obama for his ability to orate from a teleprompter. The guy could make a good living doing exactly that and something tells me that in a few years that is precisely what he will be doing. Beyond that, there is nothing new in his message that hasn't been tried countless times the world over.

    Hope is a funny thing. It can prompt any of us to attempt again and again that which has failed every previous time it has been tried. This is the change that America bought, lock, stock and barrel. That despite history, human nature, external forces, and the woeful inefficiency of a behemoth government, this time it will work!

    Last night, just before 10:00 o'clock, the cat hissed at the dog. Unity and hope, despite their quality as words, can be pretty fragile in the real world.

    cross posted at The Rougblog

    < A thorough rejection of unity - OR - Climbing the soap box | Obama's "green" fans trash D.C. Mall >


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    by StillHere on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:22:55 PM EST
    And at 12:00 PM yesterday 1800 employee's at Clear Channel were informed they were no longer had a job. I have a feeling they were feeling pretty hopeless as the reality of the real world is they may have a hard time finding a new job.

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