McCain---classy till the end!

Well we all know they started calling the election by 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. That was a bit risky, considering what happened in 2000. By 10:00, our new President Elect was announced and not soon after, McCain was up there conceeding. What a classy guy. I mean really, here he was standing there having fought a good hard fight, exhausted, calling everyone to support our new guy. How gracious was he as he attempted to lead once more, lead his party to unity, healing, accepting and moving on. Bravo, McCain. You remain the proud American that you have always been. Well done.

Ok, I drank the Kool-Aid!

Let me attempt to spin this whole thing in a positive direction, and that shouldn't be too hard. First of all, I'm sitting here listening to our new Chief-of-Staff, Rahm Emanuel. He is of Jewish decent. That is a REALLY a good sign. A good sign that Pres. Elect Obama is not only willing to 'reach across', but also he is willing to surround himself with rich diversity that should and will be all inclusive---(code for C'mon southern Rednecks, jump on boad here! Your old ways of thinking are OUT---Thank God!!, so throw away your guns, sell your ridiculously huge energy sucking red trucks and buy a poodle!!!) Obama sends a strong signal that he is Pro-Israel by choosing Emanuel. Good, good and more good.

Also, President Elect Barack Obama appears to be an IMPECCABLE role model to our youth culture in this country. They need that----WE NEED THAT! He is one who can touch hearts and minds of many youths that McCain, you nor me could touch if we lived to be 100! Pulling up the youth in the country is a good thing for ALL of us. They are not only our future, they ARE our sons and daughters. Even as we attempt to shield, steer and direct our kids, THEY STILL HAVE PEERS that they will interact with for much of their lives. They must learn to work and play well with others even if those others are a bit different than they. What a good stretch! So we want those kids, our kids, and our future to have beautuful, strong and solid models of in-tact families, strong fatherhood and grand successes.

Speaking of 'pulling up'....I understand a new quote, as he was addressing the youth, from Prez. O goes like this, "I'm not going to legislate this, but, PULL UP YOUR PANTS!" !!!!!!! a good word already!

This is a historic time in our country and we get to witness that first hand! Can you only imagine if you are a 65 yr old Africian American man that has actually LIVED from Jim Crow to Barack Obama...wow! How must someone like that feel! How should we all feel FOR him----how exciting is that....and we are a part of it all! Again, all good here!

I really do believe that the glass could be seen as half full at this point.....maybe even if it's half full of Kool-aid. Take a sip-might be tasty!