Trying Not To Get My Hope Up

The idea of a minority at the head of the US Government is finally real. I'm trying not to get my hope up there's still Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, where they seem to be largely old racist, uneducated and believe in witches. People that seem to really be "bitter," about their situation in life. Their standard of living has not changed much, other than getting worse. It may be a more widely held view in Appalachia but I would say its a view that showed its ugly face in Ohio. According to Hillary Clinton, these so called "hard working blue collar workers), like her and not Sen. Obama. For whatever reason. Many of these voters say, if Hillary is not the nominee they will vote for McCain instead of Barack Obama. He is young.. I say he is young not only because he is but because that is what I'm hoping the reason is. We are 8 years into a new millennium, the very essence of word millennium is change. new beginnings. So why do I feel like the country will go for the 71 year old man...Oh yeah, because they were the same people that put Bush Jr. ,(with the help of the US Supreme Court) and wanted someone they "could have a beer with" in the White House in 2004, (that worked out nicely).

I would hope that the country and these voters in particular realize that we really are "at a defining moment in our history." In every point in American history where this country was, as they use to say, "up against it" we have had inspirational leader, from The Revolutionary War to The Great Depression and WWII. Now when we are losing our homes and jobs and an alarming rate. When we are no longer respected in a large part of the world. In a time when we practically have to strip to go on an airplane because someone wants to kill us...Along comes someone that has energized the young and the young at heart.

You can tell a lot about a person running for president by the way they run their respective campaigns. Barack Obama has raised more money than any other candidate, Democratic and Republican in history. When controversy arose, ie; Rev. Wright, he shown that he is "larger" than the other candidates as far as character and judgment. He could have thrown the Rev under the "political bus" but instead did not. He took the opportunity to have an adult conversation on race in America.

All along in this campaign he has shown judgement beyond his years. He has shown probably the most important ability of a potential leader; empathy. The ability to listen and keep your own council. But again I'm trying not to get my hopes up.