Okay, I've stopped crying now...

It's taken me a few days to get over the emotional effect that the Obama election had on me.  It was a very emotional time.  I'm not used to anyone I support being elected to anything.  That will give you some idea of where I am politically -- WAY out in left field.

But now, reality has set in for both me and the President elect.  The fact of the matter is the new president's name is Barack and no matter what language you try to translate it into it doesn't mean "savior".  This very brave man is facing just about the worst problems that our nation has ever gotten itself into.  The economy is in the toilet, we are in the midst of two wars at the same time, the majority of the population has lost all hope in its government's ability to handle anything.

When I was in DC last week I kept seeing this T-shirt that was being sold everywhere.  It's sad, "I LOVE MY COUNTRY, IT'S THE GOVERNMENT I DON'T TRUST".  I think that just about sums it up.

President Obama has a monumental challenge facing him.  A worse challenge than almost any other president has ever faced with the possible exception of Franklin D. Roosevelt.  For the past eight years we have watched as the current administration has raped our economy, our Constitution, our military, and almost everything we hold dear about this country.  I truly hope and pray that if no one in our government has the guts to put Bush and Cheney on trial, then I'm for sending them to the Hague where they can be tried as a war criminals they are.

My problem is that for the first time that I can remember I actually believe that Barack Obama has told us the truth.  He truly does one to bring about a change that will give control of the government back to the people of this country and not to the corporations and special interest groups that have controlled it for so long.  I really believe he wants to end the political mutually assured destruction which the Republicans and Democrats have practiced for the last 10 years.  I truly believe that President Obama once more than anything to bring this country back together.

I'm just not sure that he can do it.  I'm not sure ANYBODY (and I mean ANYBODY -- living or dead) could do it.

What I do know is that if things are going to change, if things in this country are going to get better than Americans have to get off their size 50 asses and do something to make that change happen.  We can't just sit back and expect politicians to do that for us.  We've already tried that and look what it got us -- 8 years of the most inept and larcenous presidency in the history of this country.

I cannot even begin to express how much respect I have for Barack Obama and even wanting to be president at this time.  There is no amount of money you could offer me to take the job.  You could throw in an entire regiment of Marines on call 24/7 and I still wouldn't be interested.

Please note 1 thing, right now while he is President elect, he has almost no gray hairs in his head.  Let's see how that count does four years from now.

Let me make this suggestion: to all of you, who like me, love this man and are willing to do anything to help him beat the kind of president that we believe he can be.  Let me suggest that we curb our natural inclination to jump on every possible thing we can criticize.  Put away the razor sharp tongues, pull back your vicious claws, give the man a chance to do what you want him to do without having to worry about all that razor-sharp knives he knows are headed for his back.  In other words give them a fucking break!  Things are not going to go smoothly at the start.  None of us, Obama included are perfect and we need to accept the fact that there are going to be mistakes in the beginning.  More importantly PRAY for him, for us, for our troops, and for our country.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Bobby