Be careful what you wish for. Heard that phrase before? Now that the Democrats are back in power, you can hear the early rumblings...permanent progressive majority....Republicans banished to the wilderness....It is all going to be wine and roses now...careful boys and girls....this is where it gets tricky. Often, it seems, a president swept in with such a mandate, overreaches, and sends the pendulum hurdling back the other direction. This time, however, the stakes are too high. Simply put, the new governing party MUST be successful, and in short order. This will be a challenge. This might even be impossible.
Before we start shunning the conservatives....before we mock them and laugh at their pitiful waste of the last 8 years, we might want to accomplish a thing or two....and here is a thought, why not include them in the success...make them team mates rather than opponents. Remember the big boat we are on, the USS AMERICA? Well we are all in it together, and if it avoids the jagged rocks, the tumbling rapids and deadly falls, we all stand to gain.
The shrillness of the autopsy of the McCain campaign, while entertaining, has little to do with what we should be focusing on. Frankly, I am not savvy enough to know who should fill what post and how quickly the posts should be filled. I just know that just like Obama was the smart guy running for the presidency, he ought to make sure that each pick is the smartest person he could pick. We are going to need a lot of smart people. Black and white, male and female, republican, democrat and independent...choose the best person from that pool of people.
I am probably not the right choice, but if there is anything I can do, you can always reach me right here!
Before we start shunning the conservatives....before we mock them and laugh at their pitiful waste of the last 8 years, we might want to accomplish a thing or two....and here is a thought, why not include them in the success...make them team mates rather than opponents. Remember the big boat we are on, the USS AMERICA? Well we are all in it together, and if it avoids the jagged rocks, the tumbling rapids and deadly falls, we all stand to gain.
The shrillness of the autopsy of the McCain campaign, while entertaining, has little to do with what we should be focusing on. Frankly, I am not savvy enough to know who should fill what post and how quickly the posts should be filled. I just know that just like Obama was the smart guy running for the presidency, he ought to make sure that each pick is the smartest person he could pick. We are going to need a lot of smart people. Black and white, male and female, republican, democrat and independent...choose the best person from that pool of people.
I am probably not the right choice, but if there is anything I can do, you can always reach me right here!
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