Well, there's the bald-faced truth that I just didn't want to admit, didn't even want to tell my wife: when I listened to Barack Obama become president and give his speech, I was moved to tears. But, most of it, honestly, was grieving for the inherent complicity of someone who supports the troops and puts his hand on his heart at basketball game national anthems, and yet has been blocked and tackled into living through eight years with a nightmare goon squad at the helm of my flag's wheel.
I was pissed and angry, then I listened to a new President speak from his mind and his heart, with clear reference to the better chunks of history, and even give a wag of his finger to the old ways even as he tipped his hat to the hope he humbly agreed to represent. That helped me let go of whatever cloud was in my morning that morning which apparently was associated with hating to be a detractor of my flag's policies for this last previous era.
Perspective is good too. Who was it, that said something like 'we've successfully transferred Executive Authority in the country for the 44th time.' That's something to remember. We didn't elect a snarky bastard - that's really positive. Further perspective is listening to the speech again and hearing the strength and following the meaning of the passages.
I get it though. Not much boom in 'Great Alliances' and 'Hard Choices'. Not much hot in History or the idea of stewardship and responsibility. And guaranteed there will be lots of boo's from the crowd when air quality standards in some States prevent Ford F450's from getting away with dinosaur murder, gobbling hydrocarbon's like hordes of Pacman's evil twins.
Listen you progress fightin' greedy prideful sticks in the mud who are gonna invariably complain to see change, ya' ain't gonna use your M-80's till kill a garden snake, so why haul yer groceries in a five ton Sherman? Whassa' matter...? You too sissy to mount up that shiny electric scooter? Awwwww.
Welcome to Change-ville, you cheese-burger eatin', bright-ass headlight shinin', private liberal party poopin', Women's rights body snatchin', beef and smog industrial waste producin', tax and draft evading,... fellow citizen of mine. Go suck on a naturally nested egg. If they're vegetarian fed, then they're Cholesterol free, just like Organic produce just tastes better.
Believe in your President. Believe in yourself. Believe in our country. Believe in our health.
