On Jan 22, 10:23*am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"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.- Hide quoted text -

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I agree, I was talking to my neighbors who went through the civil
rights era. We agreed that this was one of the proudest moments in
American History. I still get goosebumps when I think about it, there
are not very many countries in the free world that can say they
elected a minority, in a peaceful manner. I may disagree with Obama,
but he is still my President for the next 4 years anyway. God bless
him..

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On Jan 22, 10:23 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"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.- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I agree, I was talking to my neighbors who went through the civil
rights era. We agreed that this was one of the proudest moments in
American History. I still get goosebumps when I think about it, there
are not very many countries in the free world that can say they
elected a minority, in a peaceful manner. I may disagree with Obama,
but he is still my President for the next 4 years anyway. God bless
him..

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The same show included a couple of interviews with Kenyans, who are also
finding him to be an inspiration. Considering what a complete mess Africa
is, this is no small thing.