Now I can talk about a lot of thing. I can talk about how terrible and inept our 43rd president was; I can talk about what an Obama administration means to this nation- a nation where a black man at one time was worth only 3/5ths of one; I can talk about the man's celebrity; I can talk about the challenges President Obama faces- the worst economic downturn since the great depressions, the Middle East imploding, Russia becomming redder, an incredibly inefficient and imperiled American welfare state.
I want to talk about- I'm sure you're tired of this word- hope. On the night of Novemember 4th, 2008, I watched as the City of Baltimore celebrate. People were out in the streets into the wee hours of the morning, fireworks were being shot in the sky- this is what hope does to people. More than anything, the Obama administration is hope- hope that the next 4 years will be different, maybe better. Since September 11, 2001, hope has been hard to come by. At the moment, there's pleanty of it
Optimistically,
Greg
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