The election didn't go my way. The political landscape in Bend, Oregon, which was once a conservative working town, has been transformed into a liberal urban commune.
Change was in the air with the numerous "Impeach Bush" bumper stickers and Obama yard signs and bumper stickers I saw popping up all over the place.
I decided to do my part and paid a visit to the Republican headquarters. I procured McCain/Palin yard signs and bumper stickers. I also grabbed a bright yellow and orange NOBAMA bumper sticker. I mean if all these liberal leaning people driving around in overpriced hybrids could advertise their support for Obama, it's only fair that I express my opinion. I realized pretty quickly that I was the only person in Bend with a NOBAMA bumper sticker or at least it seemed that way. I enjoy being different.
Alas, the election is over, my slighly faded NOBAMA sticker now adorns the wall in my shop and the yard signs are in the landfill but I still have my McCain/Palin bumper sticker on my car and I'll keep it there for the next 4 years. Never know, maybe an Obama presidency is just what we need to get back on track. I'll be pleasently surprised.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Obama Wins and Now What?
This is my first post. I'll be talking about all kinds of things but I'll be following Barack Obama's presidency closely. I feel a certain trepidation that he's just been elected. Call it intuition.
I consider myself an informed voter. I look at the candidates, weigh their stance on the issues, their resume, their politics, their character, and the substance of their actions. I voted for John McCain.
That said, I'm not surprised Obama won the election but I'm disappointed and concerned. Considering that the vast majority of the media outlets served as Obama campaign outlets both in print and broadcast, they constantly pounded away at the easily persuaded masses. It was obvious that McCain was at a disadvantage from the beginning.
Obama was elected as a change agent. What Americans fail to realize is that what they think of as "the change that's needed" is not the change Obama has in mind. I'm concerned that with the shift in power to the left, the United States will be tested like never before from both internal and external forces.
What we have is an Obama with a Democratic legislative branch in support, with his pen in hand will be virtually free to pass whatever legislation they see fit. I predict bigger government, higher taxes, economic turmoil, homeland security risks, and a social agenda that will further erode traditional family values.
I think he's wrong for this country. If anyone thinks we're better off with Barack Obama as president I think they're delusional. He's not my President until such time as he proves me wrong.
Till next time.
I consider myself an informed voter. I look at the candidates, weigh their stance on the issues, their resume, their politics, their character, and the substance of their actions. I voted for John McCain.
That said, I'm not surprised Obama won the election but I'm disappointed and concerned. Considering that the vast majority of the media outlets served as Obama campaign outlets both in print and broadcast, they constantly pounded away at the easily persuaded masses. It was obvious that McCain was at a disadvantage from the beginning.
Obama was elected as a change agent. What Americans fail to realize is that what they think of as "the change that's needed" is not the change Obama has in mind. I'm concerned that with the shift in power to the left, the United States will be tested like never before from both internal and external forces.
What we have is an Obama with a Democratic legislative branch in support, with his pen in hand will be virtually free to pass whatever legislation they see fit. I predict bigger government, higher taxes, economic turmoil, homeland security risks, and a social agenda that will further erode traditional family values.
I think he's wrong for this country. If anyone thinks we're better off with Barack Obama as president I think they're delusional. He's not my President until such time as he proves me wrong.
Till next time.
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