Victory!

A new step in the right direction. Most of my friends and fellow co-workers completely disagree with my viewpoints on this election and Obama and I respect their right to disagree. Put all the politics aside and I will tell you why Obama won. Most Americans voted for hope. Most Americans are tired of living in a world of fear that the Bush administration has managed to cram down our throats. This worked for the Bush administration up until the Iraq war, but no one wants to live in a country full of fear.

Remember the Terror Alert Color System? Bet you don't hear much about that anymore (maybe on Fox News). You want to know why? Cause this country is not and never will be like Iraq and so many other countries where they have to fear living their lives everyday. We are the most powerful nation in the world and everyone knows it, so it is irrational to live with the fear that we are going to be attacked every day. Plus, it is not healthy and completely counterproductive. If we are attacked, we will take it to our enemy, no matter who our leader is.

Will terrorist attacks happen again on our own soil? This is a strong to quite strong possibility. A war in Afghanistan was completely justified and we didn't do our job. Now Afghanistan and Pakistan have the highest level of terrorist groups since before the war began and Osama has not yet been captured. This is due to a certain leader starting an unjustified war in Iraq and taking the resources we needed in Afghanistan out of the country.

Another thing I wanted to congratulate is the Civil Rights Movement in America. If you asked anyone 15 years ago if they thought there would ever be a black president, I bet they would have said "Maybe in a 100 years." Martin Luther King Jr., one of the greatest and most peaceful men ever to live, would be proud of what was just accomplished. I cannot believe that just 50 years ago blacks weren't allowed to use the same water fountains as whites. Does that not boggle your mind? Just a half century ago, black human beings were not considered "human." So while there are a few African-Americans who don't respect MLK and live everyday bringing shame to him, there are many, many more who have risen up and made him proud.

I am proud of our country right now. Where we will be in 4 years, I do not know. Will Obama have all the answers? No. But I want a leader who at least can convince me that there is hope, because I haven't been convinced for the past 8 years.