It's been a week. I'm not feeling the Hope and Change.

I do sense an increased amount of dread for my country's future.

To the Democrats: your political wad was blown here. The Republicans will have the White House in 2016 at the latest. I sincerely recommend that if you want to slow the hemmoraging, and you want a charismatic leader--and you want my vote...

...quit picking losers!

In 2000, you gave us Al Gore. As Clinton's VP, he was the boring, robotic blowhard. Now he's the unhinged eco-nut blowhard.

In 2004, you pretty much ensured that President Bush would win reelection. (I miss saying that, and within 12 months, so will the fools who voted Obama--let alone the rational people who wanted H. Clinton or J. McCain in the hot seat.) You put up a known Vietnam-era traitor, who was also a boring, elitist blowhard. The sad part is: aside from Obama (back then an unknown but charismatic junior Senator who was *just* elected), Kerry was the best you had. Howard Dean meltdowns aren't nice. Worse, Kerry picked for his VP...a smarmy tort lawyer. ("We have better hair." "I don't want Wade's hairbrush.")

Well, you finally won in both ways. Bush is gone (in 2009, as I predicted in RL), and a Democrat is in the Oval Office for the first time since January 19, 2001.

In all earnestness: the next time you guys want a Democrat in the White House, guess what? Magic Johnson's available! If Wikipedia's correct, he's a Democrat.

He's also a successful businessman, a faithful activist for AIDS research, and an all-around classy guy--much like the last Republican candidate, Senator J. Sidney McCain III.

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A good number of President Obama's endorsers were more qualified for the job than he was. All of them struggled to be the best they could be in their fields: Magic, basketball, Oprah, her talk show; and P. Diddy, his rap career and clothing line. All of them accomplished something in life. Obama's talent...was getting elected to public office.

That, and having a couple of really cute kids. He will defend and honor his wife amid controversy. This isn't praise, though--a man is supposed to do that; thus, I still don't believe that he was the One America was waiting for.

As a "black person", I know we could have done better--even with that pitiful list of celebrities above. (I'll even throw in freakin' Kanye West, the no-talent hack; he managed to trick teenagers into thinking he was a rap artist....)

As an American--a citizen of the US--I think that we should have elected McCain; he was the right man for the job. Dr. King's rolling in his grave.

Okay; Obama-venting is done.

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Senator Mac apparently didn't want the job badly enough. The problem was that we didn't drag him over the finish line kicking and screaming.

For the uber-conservatives: the man was kind enough to line up his replacement--a woman who held your beliefs. The fact that she sounded like Bobby Generic's mom was a plus in my book.

For the liberals: she would never have shoved her beliefs down your throats--your lifestyles were safe.

In any event, Sarah Palin was a damn sight better than the Presidential candidates running in the 2008 cycle. And for you Democrats, socialists and assorted communists who sneer at her "country-bumpkin" attitude: please note that Obama was the best you had this cycle, and it took you three tries to get him--after ALGORE and Kerry.

As for Palin not being VP material: Democrats, you tried to foist John Edwards on us. Twice. And who do we have for our current VP? Joe. Biden. The man who was in Congress longer than Senator McCain.

Yet you have the remarkable gall to crack wise about Sarah Palin, who has accomplished something in life.

Next time (Rudy Giuliani voice): Call Magic Johnson!

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Yet, the above is to be expected when we continue to hold to one of the stupidest ideas ever conceived: "Everyone's a winner."

Recently, a high school basketball coach in Dallas, TX was fired for insubordination. The reason for that insubordination? He coached a girl's basketball team...and that team played won a basketball game 100-0.

No illicit dogfighting rings. No drugs or steroid usage. The girls' basketball team was just too damn good. Shame on the team for winning. Shame on the team's coaches for encouraging the team to win.

How dare that coach do his job? The same job, by the way, that colleges and professional sports clubs pay people millions of dollars a year to do: lead a team of athletes to victory.

Yet, everyone's a winner.

Bah. I'm waiting for 2012.

~ acsound