Well, the election has finished up, and it seems that the country tilted left. Being the conservative that I am, I have to say one thing that gives me a little bit of hope with Obama being in office.
The Four-Year Plan
Can’t really say I feel good about McCain’s bid for the presidency falling a million or so votes short (the last time I checked), but regardless of what happens, it’s just the system of democracy we have in place in America. It’s what makes America great. Voting is the power that we all have to choose what direction our country takes.
I’m not even going to be bitter. I know that I can’t sit here and be sorry for myself and (almost) half of the voting public knowing that Obama is going to be number 44. It’s not American, I believe that to be sour that the system the American right trusted that would give them the victory is more selfish than selfless in this day and age. Yes, the Republican brand as we knew it the day before the election is dead—and if not dead, dying fast—but it’s got to reinvent itself. The Democratic party did the same thing this election cycle and it worked marvelously, I have to admit.
One Decision with Confidence
There is, however, one point of strength that I found in voting today. Today was the first time I pulled the lever for someone with a D next to their name in the list. Senator-elect, former Governor, and former accomplished businessman Mark Warner won in a landslide, an expected and well deserved one at that. Being one of the most recent governors with more positive acknowledgments than negative ones in Virginian history, he easily defeated another former Governor, Jim Gilmore, who attempted to align himself with the neo-conservative movement with his recent comments about tapping into the natural oil and gas reserves within our borders. While I don’t think these are bad things, I do think that Gilmore’s failure as governor basically eliminated him from getting anywhere close to touching Warner.
While Warner is on the opposite side of the aisle from me, I think that voting for him was the best decision I made during Election Day. I wish him the best with his tenure in the Senate and that he reflects what he did in Virginia in the halls of the Capitol.
Also: I want me some Markdown support in the AIR client! I had to go back and edit the post on the web to make the headers I’d prefer in my post appear. Tumblr is almost perfect, but falls short again. I hope this changes!
