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New Day
Posted: January 17th, 2009, 11:48 am
by Lightning Rod
It's cold outside and I'm not feeling well
there is sickness in the body politic
So, I've decided to park myself in front of the television for the next four days and drench myself in patriotism and hope and promise.
For all my cynicism and contrariness, I am a very patriotic person and we are about to witness one of our nation's proudest moments.
As Obama makes his triumphal entrance into the Capitol and the pomp is pumping and the circumstances are thrilling, this feels more like New Year's or more accurately a New Day.
I already found myself with tears running down my cheeks while listening to Obama's speech in Philly as he began his train ride.
It feels like Christmas, A New Day.
A New Day.
Posted: January 17th, 2009, 12:13 pm
by Doreen Peri
Cold? cold? ha! I just checked weather.com. It's 51 degrees in Dallas. That would be a veritable heat wave here! I'd be outside preparing my spring garden beds!
heh
yeah, i've got Inauguration off as a "paid" holiday... gonna sit in front of the TV all day and witness it. (I quoted "paid" 'cause who knows when I'll get paid for it... sighhh)
Oh happy day! Bush will be gone! The country (and possibly the entire world) has experienced 8 years of depression en masse (i mean the mental kind).
Obama has a lot to handle, that's for sure.... but I believe in him... i trust him... I adore him actually.... I'd marry him if he was single.. haha... but honestly, it's a good thing for him Michelle got to him first 'cause if he and I had gotten together, his association with me would have probably ruined his career.
Posted: January 17th, 2009, 12:30 pm
by Lightning Rod
don't believe everything you read on the internet, doreen
when I wrote that it was about 30 degrees here
Yes, I hope Obamalot works out
I hope he has a superman outfit under his Clark Kent threads
I would marry Michelle too, but she probably couldn't tolerate my smoking....haha
Posted: January 17th, 2009, 12:35 pm
by Doreen Peri
Barack smokes. Probably outside though.
wow, the temp went up 20 degrees? lucky you! It's 17 degrees here... brrrrr ... going out to confront it shortly. God created gloves for a reason. And anti-freeze.
I don't think anybody thinks he's a magician, btw. He's got a huge mess on his hands and will be depending on teamwork to try to straighten it out.
Side note - I'd love to work for this administration. First time in my life I ever wanted to work for the government.
Posted: January 17th, 2009, 3:51 pm
by Nazz
Bah.
Get on with it already. That's what I say.
And bring the troops home, Barack. Otherwise you'll make it onto my shit list just like the last guy. So there.
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 7:37 am
by Dave The Dov
"Obamalot" I like that!!!! Yeah I voted for him but I won't trust him all the until he truly comes through with it all!!!! I was like this with Clinton too!!!!
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 11:38 am
by Artguy
It's been an average of -25 Celsius here for a week....somewhere around -5 Fahrenheit.
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 1:42 pm
by Lightning Rod
I'm a southerner kurt
anything under freezing gives me the heebie-jeebies
you are used to it
I can't imagine giving an inaugural speech on the steps of the Capitol with steam coming out of my mouth.
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 2:07 pm
by mudshark
we got zero degrees celsius. and hard snow for the first time this winter! wich is amazing since i live in norway.
I've see Americans in my town lately. they work down at the shipyard.
they say: hell yea! Im an American boy.
they used to stay home. we drink toghether now and raise the glasses for obama. its weird shit. the optimism is radiating from their eyes!
and I, I feel good about it.
their really some nice guys.
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 7:06 pm
by stilltrucking
mnaz
And bring the troops home, Barack. Otherwise you'll make it onto my shit list just like the last guy. So there.
Ok bring them home, but it would not be a bad thing if they still had homes to come home to. Military families losing out to foreclosure Phil and his band of robber barons.
PE Obama got the 350 billion in tarp money. Sounds like enough for every American home owner to get a second chance. Bush said he requested it for Obama. But I don't trust the son of a bush. He still got forty eight hours left to give more away to the fat cats.
If Obama don't stop the foreclosures I will be disappointed in him.
Seventy degrees and sunshine
what a day
Got out in the country away from this ubran ghetto
I was in paradise on a two lane black top Texas farm to market road.