Post-Election Thoughts

The speeches given by Senator John McCain and President-elect Barack Obama were correct in their substance and in their tone. As I listen to Barack Obama, I thought about how proud I was that I made the correct choice. As I listened to John McCain, I thought that I could have supported him if he had spoken like that during the campaign.

The Republican Blame Game has started. John McCain was a stand-up guy when he took the blame on himself. Others are pointing fingers at President Bush and Governor Sarah Palin. I think we can agree that McCain, Bush and Palin have contributed to the electoral debacle of Tuesday night. However, in her defense, Sarah Palin, did what she was asked to do by rallying the conservative base for McCain and she did that very well. Although I cringe at the idea of her staying on the national stage, and being a leader of my Republican Party, I hope she replaces Ted Stevens and comes back to D.C. and takes on these self-serving people who would rather place blame on someone else that take responsibility for their own mistakes.

What was the deal of Jesse Jackson and his crying? I was playing poker Tuesday night and half of the people playing are African-Americans. Everyone of them said ” Jesse is crying because it was not him on stage.” We have not forgotten that open mic where Jackson railed on Obama by stating that he wanted to cut his N**ts off… my guess is that neither President-elect Obama nor his wife Michelle have forgotten it either.