American Perseverance Triumphant
I mentioned earlier today that I was nearly overwhelmed by happiness that America has a President again. I was happy for myself, but deep down I was happy for the country. America has more than just a President now. It has its heart back.
This election proves that the America of opportunity and fairness that I learned about and loved as a child will endure. Through the wisdom of our founding fathers and the bedrock commonsense and determination of its people, the American democracy will continue.
Over the past eight years this country has taken all that the radical right-wing could throw at it and it came come through. Beaten up and abused to be sure, but sound. I have often wondered if the democracy designed by great enlightenment minds like Jefferson and Adams could bear up against the impossible to imagine onslaught of a imbecilic President and a stridently corrupt Vice President and I am ready to say that it has.
Yes, it will take a lot of work to undo the damage that deranged ideologues in Congress and the media wrought, but we are Americans and we can do it. I’m fired up and ready to go.
Jason-
You do realize what that picture represents, right? Action, not only on the part of the individuals who posed for the picture, but the american citizens who went back to their pockets 7 times to buy war bonds. So far, as with any president elevt, obama has talked. what this country now needs is action. but in all the years of hurt, anger, delsuionment, can the country be made whole again. In my opinion, even after a hopeful 8 years of prosperity under obama, this country and its people will need a lot longer to grow together to that level of unity.
Semper Fi.
So far, as with any president elevt, obama has talked.
100% not true. He defeated the worst, most anti-American political party we’ve ever had. That was important and I picked the picture because it celebrates a similar accomplishment.
Yes, it is going to take years for us to recover from Bush and I think the picture also captures the spirt of the country now as we move forward to fix this mess as one country, united once more.
IN 2 DAYS, 2 HOURS, 46 MINUTES
The more I think about it arthur, the more I think that we can probably all agree that Obama’s defeat of wingnut Republicanism this fall was as important to our nation’s continuance as our defeat of Nazi Germany or Japanese militarism.
“Yes, it will take a lot of work to undo the damage that deranged ideologues in Congress and the media wrought, but we are Americans and we can do it. I’m fired up and ready to go.”
OMG Jason! I am struggling for the right word! But profound comes to mind!
You pointed the finger at congress as a body not taking sides and you said “we” as meaning together as one!
You would have made a great hippie!
I’m just going to keep on posting proof to this thread:
America is literally jumping for joy.
The NYT today publishes its poll:
Translation: lots of optimism, and a willingness to give him time to get the broken stuff fixed.
100% not true. He defeated the worst, most anti-American political party we’ve ever had.
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Jason, I think that this is the sentiment that the GOP will try hardest to but will fail to dispute.
Americans recognize, however foggified, that the GWB reign was anti-American. The GOP/RNC/White House and its Congress betrayed even the ‘conservative’ tenets that drew them into power in the first place.
Still, it is going to be tough going to keep the pressure up for us to insist that Obama honor the Constitution he will soon vow to uphold and protect and that he persue justice for the many crimes committed by the past administration.
Translation: lots of optimism, and a willingness to give him time to get the broken stuff fixed.
I am giving the public some credit for seeing through the bullshit, but I am afraid it won’t last. Wingnuts still control the MSM… on the other hand, many of their outlets are on their knees financially. I can imagine them trying to whip up viewership with red-meat attacks on Obama. Or, they could get on the bus and draw viewers by covering Obama fairly.
You clearly do not understand the significance of Iwo Jima.
I have stood on Mr Suribachi and it has nothing to do a resurgence of liberals or conservatives.
A very sad post indeed.
What will be more sad will be the flip flops of Obama which have already started, maybe then liberals will see they were sold a farce of a candidate.
Talk about sad. Dude, you are the poster child for sad.
And guess what…based on your on going support of George Bush I can say with certainty that you you don’t know shit about America or the significance of Iwo Jima you anti-American son of a bitch.
The president-elect also gave his support for legislation that would make it easier for workers to unionize, but he said there may be other ways to achieve the same goal without angering businesses. And while many Democrats on Capitol Hill are eager to see a quick vote on that bill, he indicated no desire to rush into the contentious issue.
“If we’re losing half a million jobs a month, then there are no jobs to unionize, so my focus first is on those key economic priority items I just mentioned,” he said. “Let’s see what the legislative docket looks like.”
Go soak your head.
Wipe your chin!