The media is really frosting my shorts these days.
They’re practically peeing themselves in frenzied anticipation, and I hope Obama can gracefully defuse the hype.
If so, he *does* have a chance to bring meaningful change in areas where we desperately need it– areas such as petroleum dependence, race relations, and economic reform.
He also has a chance to cause catastrophe and division in areas such as gun control, foreign policy, and universal health insurance (as opposed to universal health care).
I hope he listens to cautious voices when it’s appropriate to do so. If/when his changes backfire, I hope he reacts calmly and appropriately to correct the situation, rather than using the emergency to justify further, more questionable actions.
I think he will.
I hope he will.
“The Who” have been here before, it seems.
The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that’s all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain’t changed
‘Cause the banners, they were all flown in the last warThere’s nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnightI’ll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I’ll get on my knees and pray
We don’t get fooled againMeet the new boss
Same as the old boss
From all the hype streaming from the media, you’d think it was the dawning of a new age– that somehow our country was a terrible place to live yesterday, and a land of milk and honey today.
Maybe someday it will be. As far as I can tell, it’s too soon to start casting Obama as the Saviour until we find out what he’ll be able to accomplish.