So, back in November I began a post that was supposed to explain why I was so excited about President Obama winning.
It didn't take.
Long story short, I feel responsible for the deaths of all of our soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, as I voted for President Bush. And, as I can see now that the war in Iraq is unjust, it seemed that the only thing that I could do was to put forth as much effort as I could to achieve this day.
(No, I don't claim responsibility for Obama's win; that belongs to all of us.)
So. Now that we have a president who will work diligently towards removing us from Iraq, I can feel somewhat better. I don't think that this absolves me of my culpability, but it does do something to aliviate the heavy feeling in my gut.
So...Happy Obama Day. And, God bless ALL of us. (NOT just the USA.)
Tommy
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Hey Tommy, It was an exciting day just viewing everything that took place. I have the kind of feeling of hope for our country that I have not had for a long while.
Okay totally off topic, but somehow maybe not. . . anyway. .. I've been re-reading Lamb for the millionth time. Why - for some reason it makes me feel closer to God? Somewhere there are people yelling DON'T YOU BLASTPHEME, but anyway, I think Ombama is pretty much following Biff's lead on the summary of how Josh says to live
"You should be nice to people, even creeps. And if you:
a) believed that Joshua was the Son of God (and)
b) he had come to save you from sin (and)
c) acknowledged the Holy Spirit within you (became as a little child, he would say)(and)
d) didn't blaspheme the Holy Ghost (see c),
then you would,
e)live forever
f) someplace nice
g) probably heaven.
However, if you:
h) sinned (and/or)
i) were a hypocrite (and/or)
j) valued things over people (and)
k) didn't do a, b, c, and d,
then you were:
l) fucked.
In this time of transition and newness, maybe we all can just get a long and follow Biff/Josh's advice.
and yes, I can't spell worth crap tonight!
Please read and please tell me how to get in contact with someone official to recommend that the education secretary should spend at least 10-15 years IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM and not be some "expert" who thinks they know what they're talkingn about. Also, to compare US education - who tries to educate EVERYONE WHETHER THEY WANT EDUCATED OR NOT to a country that plugs you into your career path based on a test is not a fair evaluation of the system.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/education.school.year/index.html?iref=topnews
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