The Sunshine State, The Party, and The Future

Wow. I still can't believe it's real. Barack Obama, our next president. An African American and a Catholic?

First thing first, I have to tip my hat to the Sunshine State--Florida. You have fully redeemed yourself. I'm not going to take away your "God's waiting room" title (I mean come on, one must face facts) but WOW. I was uniquely impressed by the following states that I ever thought would go blue: Colorado, North Carolina (still awaiting further cofirmation), and Virginia. But wait Jose, didn't you project Virginia? Yeah I did. But that was my wishful thinking coinciding with fallible data I can't really credit the success to President-Elect Obama himself: the volunteers deserve the laud. People like myself were finally recognized with purpose. Obama gave people purpose. The people gave people time, paitience, and even money. That m word that haunted people to the polls.

So whats in store for both parties? Well the Democrats have every reason to jump for joy: They won the White House and a filibuster-proof majority in both houses of Congress. But we can't keep celebrating. Our lame duck president and Congressional members who will not be returning come January may have a few tricks up their sleeves. Also, this is not just an opportunity this is a test for the Democrats. Will they self-destruct under pressure? Will Obama fail to bring the change that compelled people to give so much? Will Congress be even worse than it was the last 2,4,6, even 8 years? Time will tell folks. As for the Republicans, they've got some shaping up to do. They've become marginalized and a minority. They shouldn't feel to threatened, because many of these states were almost to close to call with 50/50 splits in more than one. Assuming the influx of new voters stay, sure they have a little problem. They must appeal to the people once again. The millennials are growing up. Let me let you in on a secret: we don't like labels and we don't like being told what to do and who to like. The independent electorate is swelling. Even I'm going to register as an independent. The Republicans must adopt people friendly measures and candidates. They must prove that they are in focus with the problems and are willing to work in tandem. You'll always have die-hard Republicans and you'll always have die hard Democrats. But really, when it boils down, follow the words of the late President Rutherford B. Hayes: "He serves his party best who serves his country best"

I can't really elaboate on the future, but I think the world, arguably, is looking forward to it. I wouldn't call Obama's Win a landslide because the Electoral College just does'nt tell the Truth. Obama only grasped 53% of the popular vote. The Electoral College tells us a (current) score of 349-163. We'll know the full thing when the electors meet on December 15. But the nation has spoken, or at least around 125 million people of the nation have.

I have to go destroy a SUPA paper now. I won't be updatig for the nex couple of days, but o my next post I will most likely be looking into the people who helped and hurt the ticket: Biden and Palin. Have a good one kids.

Why So Blue, America?

The entendre is intentional and ironic. The country I feel is going to take a huge turn to the left in the coming years party because of the past eight years.

Consider the following:
The children born between 1986 and 2003 have been inscribed with contrasting memories. The rise of conservatism fell as the Clinton Administration presided over the biggest economic boom in American history (shouldn't the then next-presidential-candidates have seen the bust after the boom coming?). The Clintons presided over a time of relative peace that would crumble in the post 9/11 world. The Democrats, thus, are subconsciously being processed as the party of peace, prosperity, and good times while getting blowjobs at the workplace. None of which are, arguably, bad. But now we have the Republican party, ashamed of their own president. I can't say President Bush has single handedly ruined this country: he doesn't have the brains. But his mishandling of these crises is inexcusable. Not since the Grant and the Hayes Administrations (1869-1881) has the country seen such a dishonorable leadership. They were Republicans, too. I'm not going to mislead you however, because the Republican Party as we know it didn't morph into its self centered enigma until after Theodore Roosevelt's Administration (1901). Thus Republican's were still the party of big business, but they were also the pro-black party. Things have obviously changed.

Moving on, President Bush's blunders have been played over and over on the news, in soundbytes, and YouTube clips galore. Some of us know Bush is a terrible president--at the least a mediocre one--but can't explain why, save "he's an idiot." That alone and once again the lack of blowjobs can't warrant a horrible President. But its the subconscious fact that he is that has turn people away from the Republican and conservative ideals.

As teenagers we tend to be very liberal unless we follow our parent's footsteps, we lack social interaction, or are brainwashed by the ruthless vortex that is ROTC. This is purely my experience. I live in Republican central, and I see a lot of kids growing up to adopt fiscally conservative ideals while behavinng liberally and adopting the moderate liberal views. The moderates are also being pulled left and right; they're forced to make decisions because the lefts are growing larger and the rights are getting more extreme. The result of this administration put a lot of trust into the Democrat's hands for the future. Should Obama win the election in less than 24 hours, and the next four---maybe even 8?--are as successful as Clinton's, we could see a successful one-party rule.

This theory needs developing. I'll post my edit following the results of the Election of 2008 tonight. Be proud kids, you're part of history!

OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!