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What I Am Thankful For |
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It’s Thanksgiving morning, and since I’m not allowed to cook anything for the big family dinner, I’ve got some free time to think about the things I’m thankful for this year:
(1) The tears streaming down Jesse Jackson’s face as he heard the news that an African-American had been elected President of the United States.
(2) The fact that out of the five biggest players in the presidential election (Obama, McCain, Biden, Palin, and Clinton), only two were white males. Truly an astounding moment in American history.
(3) That the election produced a decisive winner with a minimum of controversy over voting procedures, meaning that we can immediately focus our attention on fixing the economy.
(4) The fact that Obama will be the first post-modern president, a revolution in the way the Oval Office thinks and acts in the world.
(5) The blogosphere - The way the world distributes news and information is changing right before our eyes, and more voices than ever are being allowed into the conversation.
(6) The fact that even though several states have expressed their bigotry and hatred toward the LGBT community, that community has become energized and galvinized in its civil rights struggle, a struggle which I am confident will be victorious.
(7) That Obama is not putting together a bunch of cookie-cutter ideologues on his cabinet. (Although I do wish he’d put more progressives in there)
(8) That Sarah Palin continues to be a bountiful source of comic relief, keeping the comedians off the back of Obama as he begins his most serious of tasks.
(9) That gas prices are so low. (I know, I know, I’m an advocate for higher gas taxes - but I just love it when I can fill up for $20.)
(10) That I was born when I was born, allowing me to be a young man during this most incredible period of American history. Someday, for better or worse, we will be telling our grandchildren about what it was like to be alive in 2008.
Happy Thanksgiving, all!
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