the audacity of hope

[veronica_rich]

What a great speech. I confess I still have my reservations about Obama and Biden (especially Biden, who seems to see nothing wrong with fighting Russia. Does he know they're military buddies with China now? I do). Obama because of lack of experience - this can be a good thing, but I just want to know he can work with everybody and charm his opponents into enacting laws good for the country. That's my sole objection, really.

But the speeches this week have been really moving, I'll give them that. (I say that, because you can SAY anything, but not everybody is as blunt as I am, and I tend to be suspicious of anyone who is too cheery or hopeful.) I would like to hope along with everyone else. I won't go into detail when I say life over the past several years in the U.S. has kicked quite a few people I know in the gut - job-wise, health-wise (for not having insurance when sick in spite of working and paying taxes). Yeah, me too. I think getting up every morning and going forward is a hope in itself ... and there are days that's really all you can do when you reach a certain age and realize the fairytale doesn't always happen no matter how hard you wish. *G*

The next 70 days will be something. As the Chinese say, may you live in interesting times. Can I have boring old security back? ;-)

ETA: Wanna read the speech? It's here.

Comments

[yoiebear.livejournal.com]

The next 70 days will probably make me want to rip my hair out. I am so glad for the short vacation that will have me out of the office up until the day of the election. That means I will miss the last few days of evil.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'll have to remind everyone going that they need to remember to vote early if they won't be home that Tuesday ...

[yoiebear.livejournal.com]

Good idea!

[roguedemon.livejournal.com]

I thought the speech was historic. Even if he loses, it's still historic. I don't have any illusions that he'll have a perfect presidency, but I also believe that a man of his intelligence, perception and skill will be able to get something done.


Of course, McCain has already started off the insanity with his VP pick. Obama has to win, because McCain now scares me as much as Bush.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

We were on early deadline and a person short yesterday, so my mother had to IM me about noon and tell me who the VP pick was. ("WHO?" I said. LOL) So last night I was watching CNN to catch up and somebody sent me an IM asking what I was doing. I told her I was trying to figure out what alternate Earth I had fallen into ...

I think this is just proof of how Bush has mucked everything up, for those who wouldn't otherwise believe it - people would not be considering something "different" in demographics at this point in time if old white guys were still perceived as having the nation's best interests at heart, instead of their own particular interests. (I'm not being either racist or sexist - I'm observing that human nature does what human nature always does ... the sizable population only seeks radical change when there are no other options perceived.)