Change

I'm just going to say this...I'm a little afraid of the fact that Barack Obama is going to be our president it T-minus two and a half months.  Earlier this evening, this man was elected president.  What happens now?

Sometimes, I think people just vote because they think they should.  I think sometimes people go to church because they think they should, exercise because they think they should, believe a number of things--because they think they should.  Why though?  Why am I afraid of Barack Obama being the president?

Well, for one thing, it's not just him I'm worried about.  I'm worried that he, and his new band of about a million democrats are going to "get in there" and really, irrevocably ruin things.  Maybe this is a sign of the time that all empires hate to see.  The end of the empire.  I've always wondered when our time would come, but now, it seems closer than ever.  Soon, we'll be in a state where we cannot carry firearms, people have an even easier time murdering children than ever before and terrorists will easily be able to attack a nation that is pretty much doing the work for them by electing a leader with absolutely no experience leading anything.  

Wow, now that I think about it, I am even more worried.  Sure, President Bush has made his fair share of mistakes, but all in all, he hasn't been a bad president.  At least I have felt safe with him as commander in chief.  At least with Bush, I know that if someone attacks my country, threatening my homeland and killing my people, we are going to do something about it.  With Senator Obama, I feel as though we will just be a nation of pacifists, letting people attack us and refusing to fight back.  I'm just not ready to see the end of the empire, the fall of this once great nation.

Maybe, I am totally and completely wrong.  Maybe, this so called "change" that Obama promises will be good for our country.  Perhaps, I am the fool, and things will get much better.  And, I truly do hope that is what happens.  If Obama makes this country a greater, better place, then great.  I will then be cheering for Obama, listen to the multiple songs that have been dedicated to him...maybe I'll even buy the man's t-shirts.  Until then, he's my new president, and even if I really, really disagree with his policies, I suppose I have to submit to his authority.

Oh, America.  I really hope you can make it through the next four years.  I do still love you.