politics

The USA I Know Is Back

It is a new day in America. The United States House of Representatives and the Senate are now controlled by moderate Democrats, my favorite kind of politicians, and America is finally on the road back from “the George W. Bush era, which will ultimately be seen as a fear-induced anomaly in American history” which is how NYT columnist Bob Herbert put it today. W’s got 2 years left. I wish he’d leave today.
While I am a liberal at heart, this country has shown by the incredibly close nature of all the races nationwide that there is a strong split in how people think and feel in this country. Our nation is not red and blue, its purple, and we should start behaving and passing laws that way. Having a strong moderate, centrist government is the way to go and I think that the Dems will behave that way. I hope. I pray.
I was watching Larry King Live of all programs last night waiting to see if Webb really won and Bill Mahr was on. He was making a lot of sense, as usual. To paraphrase what he said, “First, let the conservatives have their guns. Don’t even think about taking them. Yes, gun control is a problem but a lot of Americans love their guns and losing control over the country because of this one issue isn’t worth it. Second, let them have marriage. Most of them do not hate gays, we have to give them more credit than that, but they want to own that word. They don’t want Bob and Tim to get “married” and you know what, I’ll give them that too, as long as gays have equal rights. Its just a word and its not worth losing the country over either.”
You know what? I totally agree with him. If you are a true liberal, you won’t take no for an answer, you will stick to your guns and you’ll see the whole country go down the toilet. Ralph Nader refused to resign in 2000 because of ideology and Bush won – no Nader and Gore wins. Sometimes, you have to know when to fold them for the sake of the country. That is why I’m a centrist, a moderate and of course a reasonist.
In summation: America is back. Let everyone in the US and abroad cheer loud and clear. G-d damn, I’m actually optimistic again – who the hell did that happen?!

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