I’ve been smiling since the overwhelming election of Obama. I find it hard to believe that he was allowed to succeed; now the hard work begins for all of us. We’ve realized that we are not alone, our actions affect the world at large as other’s actions affect us. Our country is no longer a nation in isolation rather just a neighborhood in the world of nations. Now our leaders have to take the high difficult road to a new understanding. The world must confront the economy, global warming, transportation and the wars as we move into the future united at last. No longer can we afford to look at the world through the narrow perspectives of our own self-interest.
Somber words from Obama in his acceptance speech before the nation. But words are not enough only real painful actions are necessary at this point. We can’t allow the jubilation of the election take our eyes off the problems we face. Little attention was paid in the election by both party’s and they both continued with their empty promises of massive government spending and a return to the golden days. Well the election is over and now our problems have come home to roost. We are broke as a nation and our credit has been cut off because as a nation we are overextended. Somber words indeed when you contemplate the difficulties we and our children face. I don’t mean to take the shine off anyone or to pee on anyone’s parade but we need to face reality.
Our nation, our world must begin to pull together for a common good. To paraphrase a famous quote, a world divided again itself can not long endure. We must take this second chance to lift all nations, to fix the problems that we can and work on the one’s that will take longer. The world was on our side after September Eleven as in no other time in history. It’s going to be a long hard slog in some very tricky territory but united we can begin to make a difference.
Somber words from Obama in his acceptance speech before the nation. But words are not enough only real painful actions are necessary at this point. We can’t allow the jubilation of the election take our eyes off the problems we face. Little attention was paid in the election by both party’s and they both continued with their empty promises of massive government spending and a return to the golden days. Well the election is over and now our problems have come home to roost. We are broke as a nation and our credit has been cut off because as a nation we are overextended. Somber words indeed when you contemplate the difficulties we and our children face. I don’t mean to take the shine off anyone or to pee on anyone’s parade but we need to face reality.
Our nation, our world must begin to pull together for a common good. To paraphrase a famous quote, a world divided again itself can not long endure. We must take this second chance to lift all nations, to fix the problems that we can and work on the one’s that will take longer. The world was on our side after September Eleven as in no other time in history. It’s going to be a long hard slog in some very tricky territory but united we can begin to make a difference.
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Well said Michael!
Here in the UK, we could do with following that advice ourselves :-)
The economy turns out to be more grim that we were told. Yesterday the stock market reacted with 500 point drop, not due to the election of Obama, but due to economic forces that indicate a very long road to recovery.
My son is a VP for a Fortune 100 corporation, and he says the corporation is bracing itself for hard times ahead. He personally lost $30,000 in the stock market yesterday.
Small businesses are closing. My favorite garden supply store closed at the end of the season because of the economy. It will not reopen, as it always has, in the spring. A magazine I wrote for will suspend publication with the December issue. Restaurants are closing left and right here. And this is just in my own little sphere of existence.
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