Farewell George W. Bush
Tomorrow is the big day. The day we hand over the “Ring of Power” to our best hope at putting our country back together. I wonder what emotions he will be experiencing when President Obama walks into the Oval Office that first day. I wouldn’t be surpised if one of those emotions was fear. Fear of the monumental list of fires that he will be charged with dousing. He may even recall the words of John F. Kennedy:
“When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we’d been saying they were.”
This Reuters article sums it up quite well when they say:
Not since Herbert Hoover left Franklin Roosevelt the Great Depression has a U.S. president left his successor a litany of problems seemingly as daunting as George W. Bush will bequeath to Barack Obama when he takes office on January 20.
Let the Nail Biting Begin
Amidst all of the politics, bail outs, debates and campaign speeches, there is another race going on. The race for the Worlds Series.
The first game in a best of five series with the Dodgers didn’t go so well for the Cubs. Coss your fingers everybody – a win tonight would be marvelous.
The Chicago Cubs: The Magic Number is One
Stepping away from politics for a few minutes, I noticed that the Chicago Cubs are on their way to clinching the National League Central title. They are currently in a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are just one win away to start on the journey to the Worlds Series. I am not some avid sports fan, but I have been keeping my eye on their progress. For the team to be this far is pretty exciting.
What a year this could turn out to be for Chicago. Their prodigal son, Barack Obama winning the Presidency of the United States and the Chicago Cubs winning their first World Series in 100 years. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
Obama’s DNC Speech
I finally got the opportunity to listen to Senator Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver. He is a magnificent orator. The comparisons to John F. Kennedy are certainly merited.
In his speech, Senator Obama gave me the sense that he understands what the majority of American people are gong through. He gets it. He is in touch with reality. And he understands that the current reality isn’t all roses and puppy dogs. The current reality is, simply put, pretty damn shitty.
Senator McCain, on the other hand, does not get it. He does not have a grasp on reality. He even admits to not having much knowledge on the workings of our economy. He is of the old school politics. The good ole’ boy network. And he has no sense of the struggles of the average American.
I am through with suffering under a president who is out of touch with reality. I am done with being governed by rich, old men who are clueless. I am ready for change. I am ready for hope. I am ready to begin believing that my country can once again be strong. I am ready to hold my head up high and say that I am an American.
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The Agony of Defeat
Senator Clinton, in an e-mail to supporters, has announced that she will end her race to the White House. She plans on holding an event in Washington on Saturday to finally endorse Senator Obama.
Warning: What follows is an angry rant containing explatives.
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2010 F1 Schedule
Date Location Mar. 14 
Sakhir - Bahrain Mar. 28 
Melbourne - Australia Apr. 04 
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Apr. 18 
Shanghai - China May 09 
Barcelona - Spain May 16 
Monaco May 30 
Istanbul - Turkey Jun. 13 
Montreal - Canada Jun. 27 Valencia - Spain Jul. 11 
Silverstone - Great Britain Jul. 25 
Hockenheim - Germany Aug. 01 
Budapest - Hungary Aug. 29 
Spa-Francorchamps - Belgium Sep. 12 
Monza - Italy Sep. 26 
Singapore Oct. 10 
Suzuka - Japan Oct. 24 
South Korea Nov. 07 
Sao Paulo - Brazil Nov. 14 
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates -
