Its Almost Over - My Personal Rant on Election 2008

I haven't involved myself in politics, really, ever. I loved Bill Clinton, and as unpopular as my view was at the time, I felt an impeachment over a "you know what" was and remains ridiculous. I find it incredible to this day that we were party to such an agenda. Bill Clinton was a fiscally responsible leader, a human being, smart and most importantly, lead our country to a prosperous economy - WITH NO WAR.

Then there was Al Gore. He was the only candidate I ever truly got excited about. Not believing in conspiracies, per se, it was not until many years after he "lost" the election, when other truths were uncovered, that I entertained the idea that there very likely was a conspiracy and the presidency was won by George W. Bush. Again, I find it incredible to this day that we were a party to such an agenda. My cynicism was hard earned. I became one of those people who voted the independent or green party candidate - basically, unfortunately, a throw away vote in our society. Voters like myself probably lost the last election and we were stuck with W for another 4 years bringing us to the disastrous situation we are in today.

So, after a very long process, nearly 2 years, I have lost most of my cynicism and feel hopeful that we will have Obama as our new president. To me, he is most like me. He has worked hard, has succeeded despite (maybe in spite of) being a half-black half-white man, no father, a single mother, not overly liberal or conservative - seems to have an uncanny common sense barometer. He is educated, intelligent, a leader with new ideas, no good-old-boy agendas, and a fresh perspective on politics. I believe he will do everything in his power to get this Country great again. He will make mistakes - and let's face it, he has been handed a pile of fresh, steaming manure to work with. But, for the first time in many years I feel hopeful that our Country will once again be looked upon as the Leader of the Free World. I'm tired of being the laughing stock of the World, chasing down supposed terrorists, and non-existent weapons of mass destruction, in oil-rich countries and calling it a war. But, I'll save that for another blog post.

Long story short, I want thank all of my friends and family for the healthy debates these past 22 months. Thank you for getting involved, being passionate, caring about our Country, our environment and our global community. Mostly, I thank you for giving me hope and taking me out of my cynical perspective and convincing me again, that my vote will make a difference. And, last but not least, I truly thank Sen. McCain for giving us Sarah Palin. Not only has she helped the Obama campaign, but the comedy has been outstanding.