What can I say on the subject. We now have the first African-American president-elect and I wish him the best. Frankly, I didn't vote for him, but that's neither here nor there. He was elected by the American people, and whether anyone agrees with that or not, it behooves us to now unite, and stand behind him as Americans, to get the country up and running and strong once again.
No, I probably will not agree with many of his policies, and I didn't agree with some of the current administration policies either. I think the Democrats are too liberal with our money, and too willing to give it away to people who sit on their asses, while the rest of us have had to work our entire lifetime to scratch out a decent living. What worries me is the statements of "spreading the wealth" that were made during the campaign, and just how "wealth" is determined. To a millionaire, a wealthy man is a billionaire. To a beggar, it's a man with a dollar. To a man who's cold and homeless, it's a man with a warm coat and a cardboard box. The figure of $42,000 was bantered about and if anyone thinks that's "wealthy" especially in California or the west coast, they're an idiot..or a Pelosi or a Feinstein follower....
Maybe that will change. We can hope so. If it gets worse, those who didn't vote for Senator Obama can tell those who did that "we told you so" and curse till the cows come home. But, if things actually get better, we'll have learned a lesson that change does come hard, and sometimes surprises even those who believe it will never happen.
The bottom line for most Americans will be counting the folding green in their wallets now, and in four years, to see how much better or worse they are at that time. Maybe they would do well to count it often to take stock of how they are staying afloat or ahead, as the case may be, over the period.
The old adage...time will tell...certainly applies in this case. And, that's about all we have as we sit and watch the events unfold.
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