Well Now What?

A week after the most historical election of our life time...we're all thinking, well what now?? Do I change my daily routine, in caution of the possible problematic hurdles that face us in the near future? Do I continue on the euphoric drug of celebration that we've brought "change" to the country but is now just an echo of the past? Do I fear for what has gone wrong, that it might continue on the slick downhill path into the pit of depression? Or do we simply have faith, that our new president elect will rise to the occasion and lead us to a more stable and comforting economy?

Fortunately for myself, I can honestly say I don't need to skip down the yellow brick road hand in hand with all the other "COOL" kool-aid drinking pin heads to ask the almighty Wizard of US what to do next. I already have a heart, a brain, and even a dose of courage so thanks, but no thanks....Kansas will do just fine with me.

The truth is no one knows what will happen. No one will know the problems that lay ahead for the Oval Office and congress. No one knows just what kind of change lies ahead. No one knows if it will get better in January or if it has to get worse before it gets better. We have branches of media pulling us in every direction possible. The extreme left is saying sit back, relax, the troubles are over. The extreme right is saying to stay at home, dont spend, go to work, and that's it. And then you have moderates stuck in the middle with a lollipop in one hand and gun in the other that doesn't know whether to go ride rides at Disney World or lock themselves in their room with a bullet proof vest on. It's one extreme or the other...for many.

What we DO know is what I fear....I fear the fact that I still don't know which way Barack Obama will govern my country. I, as well as many others still dont KNOW Barack Obama. Maybe it is the conservatism in me or hell I don't know, common sense?? but the "feel good" notion of CHANGE can only last so long before everyone comes back from their "high" and we get back from our fairytale trip from seeing the great and powerful Oz to face reality. For the sake of our country I PRAY that Barack Obama is successful. As my future president I honestly hope he leads us to better times..not just for those in poverty, but for everyone...rich or poor, black or white, old or young... I hope he can leave the extreme left ideas of distribution of wealth and socialism in the backdrop of his campaign and move to a more realistic central approach.

Ya know, not too many people wanted to emphasize the importance of educating yourself before you vote and when you look around at your classmates, co-workers, family members, you can see it. Those who have a good grasp on the reality of the situation know that the "yes we can" chants CANT and WONT fix the broken down economy bus. As of Jan 20th, the "failed Bush policies" are no longer an excuse for our future mistakes. The suggestion that "well we need to sit down and talk more with our foreign enemies" won't avoid another 9/11. As a matter of fact an insider from the Taliban in Afghanistan said today in a CNN interview that the election of Mr. Obama is great for blacks in America but doesn't change their view on the US at all...and as for his middle name (Hussein), if he is a "true" Hussein he will act as one of their brothers....scary huh? But those who don't have a grasp, literally think that they will never have to pay for their own gas or food again. Even more frightful.

Little by little, the tingling sensation will ware off, just like a drug, all you Dorothy's will wake up, and the after affects will set it. For some, the pounding headache of reality will become a nightmare of what happened the night before, and for others will come as expected for those who have seen the true "CHANGE" coming all along. I certainly don't want to play the "I told you so" game when February 2009 rolls around but I think the hangover of America will speak for itself. When the realization that the stocks are still down and the economy is still grinding in reverse, maybe then, will people understand the significance of what happened last week.

As I said before, I honest to God hope that Barack Obama and his administration are extremely successful. I hope everything I've ever written with doubt for the wonderful Wizard of Oz or the liberal views he holds true can be backspaced and that I eagerly await the day I can have faith in my president that holds my interests and my needs in every decision he makes. There is no doubt that when given a stage, a script to read, and a message to inspire, Barack Obama takes home the gold medal. It's what happens in this upcoming "honeymoon period" behind camera's, off the record, that will shape the road ahead for our entire country. There is no more competition. The race is over. The only opposition Barack Obama faces now, are the decisions he made yesterday, the decisions he makes today, and the decisions that await him tomorrow.