Dem. Senator Barack Obama Wins US Presidential Election

I am, to say the least, disappointed. I felt, and still do feel, that Republican Senator John McCain was/is the best choice to lead America through these very dark and very tough times. The rest of America, however, felt otherwise and in a very loud political voice, they chose Barack Obama to lead our nation. The masses have spoken. It shall be done. There's nothing more than I can do now but wait and see and hope and pray that somehow, we aren't lead even deeper into this hole that we have dug for ourselves. I watch anxiously, Pres. Obama. Do not fail the American people.

I watched the entire election coverage last night and had a very faint glimmer of hope at the very beginning when Sen. McCain led, briefly, Barack Obama in electoral votes. I thought that perhaps the American people would side with me and choose who I thought we would be the best. That faint glimmer of hope vanished quickly when Brian Williams began reading down the list of states that had just been awarded to Obama. Quite the lengthy list right off the bat. I realized then that he would win. I guess I knew he'd win from the start, but being a Republican, I held on to the small chance that McCain would overcome.

The disappointment of Pres. Obama winning the election will pass. I'll be upset for a few weeks, but I'll get over it and begin to watch him as he prepares to take over the nation. While no one I ever talked to could tell me what this "hope and change" was that Obama always talked about, I sincerely hope that Obama can somehow get it done. He claims it will help guide America away from the troubles we find ourself facing. Let us hope so. Let us hope he can.

What I will not get over, however, are the images of the crowd. The cheering, the yelling, the jumping up and down with pure ecstasy. In itself, not a bad thing. You are free to cheer for who you want to win. In sports, in politics, it makes no difference. Have at it. But why are they cheering? It's not because he's the first black president, it's not because he's Barack Obama, and it's not because he offers hope and change. It's because of what he's not. He's not a Republican, and perhaps most importantly to his followers, he's not George W. Bush. The American people, and especially the ignorant youth, have so much anger and hate toward Pres. Bush and his administration that they'd vote for a burrito if only it ran against a Republican. The youth are brain-washed by the views of their parents and those anti-war hippies that preach "love, not war." Guess what, hippies... you wouldn't be here if it weren't for war. In all of its terribleness, war serves a purpose.

You may disagree with the fact that the war was started, but tell me... honestly... if you were the president during 9/11, what would have been your course of action? Turn the other cheek? Allow these terrorists to continue to walk into our nation and kill thousands, if not millions, of American citizens? You may argue that they are getting into our country anyway. With this, I cannot argue. It's true. They are. But they are on the run. They are no where near as organized as they used to be. Every week we are killing another one of their top leaders, and even though they are replacing their dead comrades, the leadership experience is fading away quickly. Despite what you may think, our presence in Iraq and Afghanistan is serving its purpose. Every day we are killing more and more of these sick, disgusting individuals. Every day we force them to pack their things and crawl into another hole where they belong. The more they move, the more we force them out, the less organization they have and the less likely they are to be effective in launching another attack on US soil.

War is necessary at times. Offensive and defensive. Don't direct your anger and hate toward Pres. Bush for declaring war on a terrorist nation when you yourselves would have done the exact same thing if given your options. Whether or not we should have gone into Iraq instead of going solely after Osama Bin Laden is a matter that will be debated for decades to come. The fact is, however, that we are there. We are in Iraq and in Afghanistan whether you like it or not. Pulling out en masse will only serve as a catalyst to bring about another wave of destruction at the hands of terrorists. The Middle East will fall into chaos. We cannot pull out. So deal with it. Our troops are there. So rather than sit here and whine and complain and spout your anti-war proganda and blame Bush for everything that's wrong with the world, how about you shut your mouths and support the troops themselves. You don't have to support Bush, you don't even have to like Pes. Bush, but ignoring the troops themselves is far more devastating than anything else you could do. Support their willingness to be there and to fight their enemy when ordered to. Support their loyalty to their nation.

If you want to whine about the economy and blame Pres. Bush for that, too. Why don't you look to see who the real culprit is? I'll pause for a moment to give you time to think about it... (pause)... nothing? I'll give you a clue. The real culprit is the American people and the banks they are associated to. It's not Bush's fault that you are taking out loans that you can't afford and it's not Bush's fault that the banks are stupid enough to give you the loans they know you can't afford. Stop spitting your venom at president when it's your own fault that the economy is in such shambles. Now should we have implemented this bank bail-out plan? Probably not. I can think of about 700 billion other things we could have done with that kind of money. But at least it was an attempt to fix the problems that you created. I don't see you offering any suggestions on how to fix it... aside from getting rid of the president. I hate to break it to you, but changing presidents is not going to fix our economy. Future plans may, but the change will not.

The point is, all the ignorant masses do is blame someone up top because it makes them feel better. They don't blame the real cause of the problem. It's not a good feeling to do that. Stay away from that. No, instead they bring someone else in, someone who wants to raise your taxes, talk with terrorists, and pull out American troops from a war-torn area that will fall into utter chaos the moment we do. That doesn't sound like a good plan to me. That doesn't sound like the right leader to me. But the American people seem to think it does and that he is. They cast their votes in hatred and spite, and they elected Obama. I truly hope you made the right choice. I truly hope I'll have to rescind this statement in 4 years. I really truly do. Because right now... I don't see us getting any better. And I blame the ignorant masses and their hate-filled ballots.

I didn't really read this before publishing. Sorry if there are any grammatical errors and missing words. I'm sure you can piece it together if there are.

Election Day, USA

It's November 4th, 2008. Election Day. The day that could be very joyous or very disappointing.

I hope the American people will realize who the best choice for America is. Republican Senator John McCain.

That is all.

It's November.

It's about time, too. I can't tell you how long I waited for this month to come. Well, 10 months. That's how long I waited. The point is... I'm thrilled that it's finally here. I've never been a fan of October or the fall months. I realize November is still a fall month, and home to the fall holiday, Thanksgiving, but it's just so much better. I don't much care for the brown, red, and orange of the fall leaves. Everything just emits an aura of death. Everything is dying and falling to the ground. A depressing way to look at it, I realize, but it's how I feel. Not my favorite month. not my favorite season or holiday time. Especially Halloween. I don't mind Thanksgiving so much.

The reason I like November so much as that it's finally close enough to start looking at the end of the year. On a lesser note, my birthday lies in November (this year it lies on Thanksgiving Day). I like November because winter is just over the horizon. While I don't care for fall, winter is, by far, my favorite season and I can't wait for it to come and rear it's chilly head. I love cold weather, and while Florida doesn't get cold per se, it's a blessing in comparison to the sweltering heat of the summer months. Even fall is terribly warm. I love the winter, I love the cooler weather, and I love the fact that the closer it gets to Christmas, the nicer people get. I don't know how it is in the rest of the world, but people are grumpy in the summer.

I love Christmas. I love the spirit of it. I love the people during Christmas time (save for the angry grandmother that stands in line, ready to strike with a curling iron if you grab the last Tickle Me Elmo). It's just a nice, enjoyable time. I'm much happier in the winter. I feed off the positive energy produced by everyone else and I just feel better. Okay, I don't feed off of energy. I'm not one of those wacko nutjobs that talk about karma and energy and whatnot.

Election Day is tomorrow. Here's hoping John McCain wins, even though I've got a terrible feeling that he won't. Barack Obama, while a nice man and a charismatic man, is not the right choice for this nation. He will lead us down a path of darkness and destruction and that is not where I want to go... though I suppose it will give an opportunity to leave the country for Sweden. It's nice in Sweden. Only 9 million people, spread out among a large country. And snow. Lots and lots of snow. Also, they the Ice Hotel. Fantastic place. I've never seen it, but I saw a TV show about it. Looks beautiful.

That's about it. That's plenty. I haven't written in a while, so this should hold you until I write something again.

Hockey's on. More importantly, it's the Devils.

Hej då.