We've got a new President!

Some are happy some are not...

Me? I'm still undecided. I never really liked either candidate and had many issues with their policies and ideals. I never felt confident in either but narrowed down my selection based on the "lesser of two evils" plan. With that being said, I choose to with hold my voting preference to myself but I will write this blog anyway.

We'll know how important this decision is in time but we will start seeing the effects of this election immediately.

First of all, I'm not much for politics but I'm going to take a stab at this one with my opinions and since all of 3 people might ever read this I'll try and keep it short and sweet.

As much as I didn't want it to be, this election was in large part decided because of Race, and that's unfortunate. Not that a "black man" won but that this country, in 2008, would still be hung up on something like the color of a man's skin. If Martin Luther King Jr was alive he would be proud and sad all at the same time this day. MLK was a great man who once said (and I'm paraphrasing b/c I don't know the exact quote) that he never wanted someone to NOT judge him by the color of his skin, but rather the content of his character. If this is the case, I don't think Obama got a fair shake from many voters. I think too many people voted for AND against him based SOLELY on this fact and that bothers me.

I think ALL people who voted for Obama should be proud tonight not just "Black" people. You got what you wanted and you should be happy. I think that this election is a huge step in the healing of racism in America but it won't be the "be all end all." It'll take a lot more for some people and again... that's unfortunate. I'll never understand the hate that people can hold towards another race or ever understand the pain suffered by a race under oppression, but I can see the effects and it pains me. All I can do is pray for those involved and leave it in God's hands.

Now moving on...

I really hope that Obama can help our ailing country in the next few years.

I really hope that the rumors and accusations against him are false and that his promises and ideas are worthy.

I hope that the country can move forward and out of this economic depression.

I hope that all my concerns in policy towards Obama are proven false and that I can rest easy that my business and my loved one's health are covered.

I hope I hope that Obama unites people from all corners and that every fear is erased by the end of his tenure.

I hope that if (when) Obama faces criticism from the press and public and doesn't seem to be the greatest president in the universe anymore, that people won't think that's b/c of his race.

I don't know what the future holds for this country but I do know that I have faith... in God! God will take care of us as long as we have a healthy fear of Him and put our trust in Him.

I pray for my family and friends and I pray for the safety and success of our new President and... I pray for our country.

God Bless America and keep us safe.



Note: I really didn't double and triple check this blog for grammar and structure errors so please forgive me :-)