A Historic Election

Much to my chagrin the American electorate has confounded traditional political expectations. I say that not because Obama is 50% African-American, but because for the very first time ever they have elected a truly blank slate. This result can only be explained as the triumph of mindless hope over objective evidence of any significant executive or legislative ability or experience.

I now must revert to hoping that the trust the American people have placed in President-elect Obama turns out to be justified. Unlike the Bush-hating left who wanted to see Bush and all of his policies fail regardless of their consequences for our troops and our future, I truly hope that Obama succeeds beyond my wildest imagination. I will keep an open mind and should he be able to hold to the center and support substantive and beneficial policies he might even win my vote in 2012. If on the other hand he becomes the tool of the hard core left wing of the Democratic party - exemplified by Ms. Pelosi - then not only will the country be worse off but our current problems will only magnify in severity.

I am somewhat amused, however, at the off noted reaction from the black community and its angst-ridden caucasian sympathizers that now for the first time they can actually tell their children that anything is possible. As if that weren't the case before. What nobody talks about is that the only reason Obama got to this point was that he was raised and nurtured by white grandparents. In other words his color was never an issue. It was his policies, values and ideas. This is something that the black community doesn't want to hear. They would prefer to blame any and all individual failure to move up the social and political ladder on racism - either overt or latent.

The fact is that America has moved beyond race but still is rooted in its core values. A black culture that revels in misogynistic hip-hop, thinks ebonics is equivalent to standard english, and is dismissive of excellence in education will never produce a viable presidential candidate. It took a mixed race gentleman with a solid educational and outstanding communication skills to make the breakthrough. Let's hope that's a lesson learned.

Please feel free to let me know what you think.