Can we? Really?

I hesitate to post this, especially since my friends Lisa, Claire and Joslyn are so extremely happy with the election results, but here goes: I am indifferent to Barack Obama.

That is not to say that I didn’t vote for him or that I didn’t want him to win. I did, and I did! However, I have never made that giant leap from skepticism to adoration. I have never felt truly inspired by him. I didn’t have a sign in my yard. I didn’t wear Obama jewelry. I didn’t go to his appearance with Bruce Springsteen on the Mall. I quietly supported him, because I did not want the Republican machine in charge of the next four years.

Understand that I do recognize that this was an historic election. The first person of color is president! It’s wonderful! It is also scary. I fear for his life and the lives of his family. If an ultraconservative nut-job can go blazing into a Unitarian Church and try to kill a bunch of kids performing “Annie,” then I am sure similar ultraconservative nut-jobs will plot to rid the world of our first black president. On the up side, I also recognize that after eight years of having an idiot lead us, it will be refreshing to have an intellectual do so.

I think my problem is this: I perceive the country to be so incredibly broken that it can’t possibly be fixed. I know in my heart that this one man will not be able to “change” everything his supporters “hope” for and “believe.” There is so much work to do, and 45% of Americans don’t agree on what that work should include. I think the world couldbe a slightly better place after the next four years, but not to the scale that Obamamania would make one believe. It will be nice if my Obama Mama friends are not let down, but for me, I’ll wait and see.

Out of the Mouths of Babes

My 6 year old said the cutest thing ever last night…

“Mommy, will Barack Obama race taxis?”

I doubt it. But wouldn’t THAT be cool?