When I worked on Wall Street in Banking ( Yes I confess to sins in my middle youth) which was right after my earlier Woodstock youth, when ever we put in a system for the bank we would have a post mortem. If the implementation went well there would be 4 or 5 of us at the event. If it went poorly and depending on the impact the numbers grew. So tons of folks are talking about the election so I thought why not do the post Mortem.
52 percent of voters voted for and elected Barrack Obama. It was a historic event in the sense that we as Americans transcended race, and in a post 911 America an Arabic name. Now 52 % percent could be wrong and if we are we unelect him in 4 years. But for now we elected him. So for the most part we voted for the man and his platform. Race and his name was not an issue.
Today all over the networks we are hearing a ton about race and the event. Why , Because we all are now looking back and seeing what we did, and how important it was. It was important because a man is entering a White House that was in part built by slaves.
This guy may be the worst President ever, or the best, or some where in between. But no matter what," we the people" showed CONVINCINGLY that the American dream is a beautiful thing that is obtainable by any American with the right stuff. I am happy and proud not because I think Obama will be this great president. I don't know what kind of president he will be. But because we decided a race on what we thought were the merits of the man.
What this means for us in Real estate and the politics involved is not really what I am blogging about.. This blog is an observation about our great country and why it is so great.
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Charlie Ragonesi All Mountain Realty Big Canoe and Mountain Blog
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Excellent post Charlie. I agree and feel the same way. We needed a new directon. Politics goes in cycles. We swung the pendulum and if we're wrong we can always swing it back in 4 years.
I think he'll be a great president or at least try very hard. I'd love to be 44 again and have the energy and enthusiasm that I had then. It's an age when you feel like you can conquer the world. 72 is a little bit over-the-hill, I'm afraid.
Charlie - Great Blog Post. We really don't know what kind of president he will be but we can hope for the best and know that no matter what America decided this just like America has decided every other election. The only difference now is that we are promised a completely different direction which scary but refreshing too. We live in a great nation and have so many opportunities and freedoms that we should all be thankful for that. The new President Elect will have many hurdles to overcome and I wish him and the Best of Luck. He may not have gotten my vote but he is my President and I will respect that and support our Country with every breath that is in me.
Charlie - We respect the office of the President and the man serving that position. We don't have to like him or agree with all he says. Time will tell.
Charlie...nice post...yeah for your premise!
Unfortunately, post-mortem news reports are showing that bigotry, homophobia, racism, sexism, and many other problems are alive and well. All we can do is continue to try to educate the ignorant because this is, as you say, America!