Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Uh-oh, Obama by a landslide? Buyers Remorse? Let's Be Careful What We Wish For.

I feel just a little scared this morning. We are catapulting the photogenic Obamas right over top of the grasping gasping Clintons, into primetime they might not be quite ready for. Michele Obama says she was never (so) proud of her country before. Barack never voted much in the legislature, except against the war. Present. Present. Present.

So ok. We'll have a 46 year old cool guy orator going against the old saber-rattling coot who doesn't always care if he gives an inspired speech or not. The media being what it is in relation to our electorate, who will look better? I imagine the Obamas will stir up youth like youth has never been stirred up before. And nowadays, I'm not so sure if a majority of the youthful electorate, raised by absentee parents and nurtured by video games, ecstacy, ritalin, Hollywood, and sexy songs about junk in your trunk are able to wisely determine our future.

Wishful thinking and sentimental fancies won't carry us to peace and prosperity. I think about our enemies and I feel really scared even on the best of days. As my son reminded me recently, they want us dead, they want us obliterated, they're not fooling around. We need heavy-duty opposition to the forces of hatred. Faith, goodness and loving-kindness make a strong foundation, but the structure above needs to be armed and dangerous, gathered in troops, ready and able to smite the enemy.

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