Dead American

Mixed emotions.  While I don’t support his policies or philosophy, I also applaud that a man is president in a country where he could not have voted fifty years ago, not to mention he would have been enslaved another century before that.

I applaud Obama’s right as a man, regardless of his skin color, to serve as president of the United States.

There was a nice moment where a white couple was being interviewed about the win, Obama supporters.  Behind them stood Jesse Jackson.  He was weeping.

While Jesse Jackson has his issues, too, it must be overwhelming to have marched in places like Alabama and Mississippi in the face of such hate and oppression and to live to see a black man as president of the United States.

More thoughts to come this week.  But for now I just say congratulations and pray for a righteous and wise leader, as is my duty as a Christian.

Peace.

Co worker of mine, the Spanish teacher, tells this story about her granddaughter.

Her granddaughter had mock elections last week.  She’s in the fifth grade.  A family friend asked this little one who won in the mock election.

“John McCain … by like 90%” came the reply.

This family friend, a teacher herself, proceeded to get a little upset and say, “I just don’t see how anyone can vote for someone like McCain.  Palin made it legal for people to hunt wolves from helicopters!”

The fifth grader’s response?  “That’s better than making it legal to kill babies.”

Total silence from the adult.

True story.

Peace.