In all honesty, everyone (who reads this), yes, I am ecstatic.. Well, maybe hopeful, or optimistic, is a better word. I'm proud of my populace for finally overcoming their fear enough to allow a seemingly reasonable man into the White House. Anyone who knows me well has heard me say that if Barack didn't win I wouldn't be here much longer. I really disapprove of some of the actions taken by this administration that have been sloppily smokescreened as anti-terrorism, and they've placed America in a very strange and undesirable position.
My own "hemorrhaging liberalism" aside,
- the term "hemorrhaging liberalism", which I have coined here, is used to describe a sniveling tree-hugger who would rather spend his/her country's savings on educating our youth and improving our standard of living than on foreign policy which will cost many innocent lives daily as well as a tanked economy -
from what I've seen, Barack Obama is a smart and rational dude, and I'm confident to this point that he'll make decisions that protect American interests rather than squandering our money through military escapades.
However, the President of the United States doesn't have the authority to do a lot of things on his own.
And what we really need is to withdraw the troops from overseas, a badly-planned occupation we're pouring $10 billion into every month, much of which is going to arms companies in which the Republicans up top own stock..
If you haven't done the math already, everyone (who reads this), yes, certain people make money off of war, and don't care if the rest of the economy suffers.
(To everyone who insists that America is invincible and our economy will turn back around like it always has - surely, for our unparalleled history of ~100 years as a world power - I'm not saying you're wrong, but wouldn't being rid of that -$10,000,000,000 monkey make recovering the economy a lot easier? Do you think we're doing good by the people of Iraq? Can you remember a time in history when an long-term overseas occupation turned out well?)
To all of my peers who know or don't know what this administration has done, let's put it down for a minute and be satisfied.
We got Obama. The fear finally lost, thanks to all his supporters and the efforts of his campaign. Everyone who knows me well also knows that I'd rather have Nader, but nonetheless, Obama will be much, much better than Bush Jr.
Let's all give our support. The politicians who actually want to make things happen need our support. And maybe we can escape the system that's been in place, and we will begin (NOT return to, I hate when people say return) a government by the people.
A real step in the right direction. A good day.
Oh, and there is one thing that Barack Obama already has the sole authority to do as President Elect, without the approval of the Senate, the Supreme Court, or even any of you.
Bring back the fro.
No diggity.
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