Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Timing is Everything In Life and In Politics
Whether you like Obama or not (and I don't, especially), we're about to see him get credit for a lot of things he will have had little to do with. Everything is cyclical in this country, especially with regard to economics. Driving home yesterday, on Election Day 2008, regular gasoline was down to $2.09 a gallon near our house. Remember, this was nearing $4.00 just six weeks ago. So that's on it's way down.
The housing market has more or less bottomed out. Oh, sure, there could be some further drops, but it's not like it can possibly get much worse. It's not getting better in a hurry, but it's probably not getting worse, either.
The economy is also in crisis. But it's been recognized and a bailout was passed and things will slowly recover, as confidence increases and people see that investments are not always doomed to fail.
The war in Iraq is at its lowest monthly casualty rates in years and is also winding down. The troop surge worked and it was going to end one way or the other in the coming year or two.
All of these things would have happened regardless of who got elected, yet it is Obama and the Democrats who will happily take the credit and convince clueless Americans that they're the reason things got better.
Barack Obama is a new, hopeful voice for the black community, and that's a very, very, VERY good thing. He gives those who have forever suffered racism and less advantages based upon their race a hope that anything is possible. He's educated, well-spoken and intelligent. And he's going to be the leader of the free world. This is good for the black community for so many reasons, not the least of which is that they can now begin to phase out rabble-rousing racist dunces like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Obama should not let either of them within ten miles of the White House. They are divisive and that's not what we need, and it's not what Obama has claimed to stand for. I hope he lives up to it.
Which brings me to a point a friend of mine has made before -- regardless of who is President, you should be rooting for the United States and hoping for success and prosperity. I know I am.
The housing market has more or less bottomed out. Oh, sure, there could be some further drops, but it's not like it can possibly get much worse. It's not getting better in a hurry, but it's probably not getting worse, either.
The economy is also in crisis. But it's been recognized and a bailout was passed and things will slowly recover, as confidence increases and people see that investments are not always doomed to fail.
The war in Iraq is at its lowest monthly casualty rates in years and is also winding down. The troop surge worked and it was going to end one way or the other in the coming year or two.
All of these things would have happened regardless of who got elected, yet it is Obama and the Democrats who will happily take the credit and convince clueless Americans that they're the reason things got better.
Barack Obama is a new, hopeful voice for the black community, and that's a very, very, VERY good thing. He gives those who have forever suffered racism and less advantages based upon their race a hope that anything is possible. He's educated, well-spoken and intelligent. And he's going to be the leader of the free world. This is good for the black community for so many reasons, not the least of which is that they can now begin to phase out rabble-rousing racist dunces like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Obama should not let either of them within ten miles of the White House. They are divisive and that's not what we need, and it's not what Obama has claimed to stand for. I hope he lives up to it.
Which brings me to a point a friend of mine has made before -- regardless of who is President, you should be rooting for the United States and hoping for success and prosperity. I know I am.
Labels: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, President-elect Obama
