Day 2 : *gets out soapbox* Election that will make history

"Whether you wanted McCain or Obama to win, the reason these elections matter is, we as a nation needed to show our desire to change the road we went down for eight years.

The Bush administration chose to capitalize on the horrific events of 9/11 to remake the planet in their cold-war world view, instead of reaching for consensus among the world, they chose to go their own way, and instead of trying for consensus with the other side of the aisle, went toward the right wing of their party, which left moderation and compromise out in the cold.

You as an individual, may want legal abortion to be abolished, you may want to keep a sub machine gun in your house, but while you were engaged on these single note issues, the Bush Adminstration was off wire-tapping your phones, subverting the Geneva convention and reading your email. The Bush Adminstration played upon your fears, fears of the unknown, fears of the other, worked on dividing the country, not uniting it.

What these elections did was prove to ourselves and to the world, that WE WANT NO MORE OF THIS, we want to proud again as Americans, we want to practice what we preach - that this is a land that should be about true democracy, equality, fairness, opportunity for all.

The difference in this election is We Were Engaged. More Americans came out to vote than ever before, and when Barack Obama won, it was by enough of a margin that there is no mistake.

Half of the nation, for eight years was saying No to everything the Bush Adminstration stood for, some may say we are gloating in this moment, but where we had gains, we also had some losses, Proposition Eight, which makes same-sex unions in California illegal - passed.

You might not have wanted Barack Obama as your president, I for one, was supporting Hilary Clinton. I've always admired John McCain, but I did not vote on personality, I voted on ISSUES, I read the platforms, I think about the whole message, and I encourage you, whichever party you stand for, to do the same.

So my message here for America is STAY ENGAGED, if it's local politics or national, it is your business, its your life, and it fucking better well matter to you."- quote from a friend (Karadin) on a different blog.

For eight years this country has been fighting a losing battle with an administration that claimed that it was 'for the people'. We've seen loved ones sent off to a war that was pointless, lost jobs because the economy can't support us, and struggled to make enough money to pay for our children to have clothes and food. Its finally time for a change....

Last night, as a combined nation, we took a huge step towards that change. We voted in a man that can make it all happen. WE did.... We as in AMERICANS!!

There was a time when we used to call ourselves 'The UNITED States of America', where we would stand together to fight a battle so that we could show the rest of the world just how tough we are; we stopped doing that for fear of being labled a 'traitor to the cause'. Today though, I feel like I can stand up for my beliefs without the fear of the whole government crashing down on me.

As much as it might scare me to think of a future with a man that we really didn't know anything about to begin with, I can say now that after a year of listening to his debates and seeing what he stands for I'm ready to see what he can do for this country. If he can right the wrongs of our previous occupants of the White House then I think all of America will finally see that he is for the unity of our nation.

November 4, 2008-Barak Obama voted in to the White House
Congratulations America.... We are making a change....

*steps down off of soapbox*

UPDATE: Day 3 of the Daily Acquirer will be around shortly. We're just having some issues tracking down the man with all the answers.