"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

I just can't get that out of my head, especially when Obama is
promoting/demanding honesty and integrity of government in the future.

Eisboch


You didn't seem so outspoken during the Bush Cheney Rumsfeld Gonzo
Administration, when virtually everything any of them said on significant
issues was a lie.


It's probably because like many I have some renewed interest in what's
going on in Washington.
Bush's terms in office were a slide towards disaster obviously, but I
don't simplify it by putting *all* the blame on him.

But now we have a chance for some real reforms and, for lack of an
original term, "Change" in the way Washington works. I am watching
closely, not because I supported some of Bush's actions, but because I am
sick of the whole DC way of doing things. Obama has promised Change. I
think we all have the right to expect him to do what he promised and to be
critical of actions that don't conform to his policy of principled
government.

The biggest thing I think I learned (not being a political junkie) during
the past year is the power of public opinion. If enough people let it be
known, the pressure on Congress and the Presidency can be effective.

Eisboch


Here's something interesting: While driving last night around 8:00-ish, some
show came on NPR during which they played tidbits of interviews with black &
Hispanic kids. I don't know where they conducted the interviews, but for
many, it was quiet in the background, so I suspect they were not at the
inauguration. The kids were all saying that for them, Obama demonstrated
that with hard work, you can achieve anything.

Considering what Bill Cosby have said about the lack of positive role models
for black kids, I think Obama's victory is a pretty good thing.