Let me start off by saying that I do not like Barack Obama. I don't trust his politics, and I think that if elected president, he would be a very bad commander-in-chief for this country.
That being said I also think that everyone should step back and acknowledge the incredible achievement of the senator from Illinois.
Going into this election season it was pretty clear that one way or the other history would be made. On one side we had Senator Hillary Clinton, the first woman to have a serious shot at the office of the Presidency. On the other side there was Mr. Obama. The only thing that was not clear was what that history would be. Well last night it became official. Senator Obama has become the first black presidential candidate from one of the two major political parties.
This is in a country where just 40 years ago blacks could not eat in the same restaurants, use the same bathrooms, or drink from the same water fountains as whites in a large section of the country. Where a 150 years ago they were still enslaved in that same section of the country.
Many people, both black and white, never thought that they would see this day. Well ladies and gentleman it has arrived. And before we get back to the partisan bickering I think we should all look at what this means for our country, how far we have come, and where we are destined to go in the future.
So to Senator Obama I say congratulations.
But I still won't be voting for you.
Til' we meet again.
Paul
1 comment:
I won't be voting for Mr. Obama either, not because I'm a registered Republican, but I feel as you do. I've listened to Obama and I hear about all of the wonderful things he promises to do for America, but never hear how he intends to accomplish them. That being said, I'm not entirely jazzed about McCain either. I am excited about his VP choice, although I don't know enough about her yet. Either way, I am so sick of hearing the word "CHANGE" that I could puke. Sorry Gary and Patti, but I'm not jumping on the Obama train anytime soon.
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