Max: Some Thoughts

The United States of America has elected our first Black President. That is fucking awesome. That in and of itself is a major game changer. His eloquence, his temperament, his intelligence and his desire to bring the country together rather than divide and conquer will be like a summer rain after eight years of Presidential drought.

That said, he's not a god, not a king, not a savior. He's a politician who will be serving as the head of a purposely slow and inefficient government. There will be disappointment. He will piss me off at some point, perhaps more often than Shrub failed to piss me off. It's inevitable. I'm a bomb throwing radical, he's a steady centrist. We are going to be on opposite sides of at least some battles.

And don't believe for a second that our fuchsia country has suddenly become sky blue. The culture war continues, as exemplified by the travesty of California's Proposition 8. There are still people in this country who hate. There are still people who believe that their gods demand that they force their religion on the rest of us. There are still people who believe that their most precious freedom is their freedom to oppress others.

And don't forget that Shrub is still in the White House until Noon EST on Jan. 20, 2009. He still has 76 days to screw us and I doubt that he and Cheney have humility enough to show even the slightest deference to the President-Elect. Not that they're under any obligation to do so. The US has only one President at a time and we still haven't fully paid the price for putting Dingleberry Bush and Darth Cheney in office.

It's a beautiful new day in the US. But storm clouds still are gathering on the horizon. Take today to celebrate. But be prepared to fight on.