Inauguration Day: Some Thoughts

I have to say that it was truly a historic day today. The Inauguration of our nation's first Black American. I wish him good luck and God's Speed.

On the other side of this, I really have to say a few things...

I have a very hard time getting behind Barack. I believe he is a very inexperienced individual who has been lifted on high by the media and the Liberal Elite. To me, that isn't a President, that's a celebrity in the most classical sense, a rock star if you will.

I fully understand why he was elected into office, though. It was because people were so sick of the job President Bush was doing. Well, I have to think about how they came to that conclusion... did they come to the conclusion that Bush was doing a poor job because of their own opinions or was it because they watched/read the same media source they always do? Was it because the media made them believe that Former President Bush should be hated? I honestly do not know.

I do know this, however.... People today have become so apathetic to what is going on around them. People today have become so infatuated with material items and the "fast-food" culture we live in where everything and anything is at our fingertips and we have to do minimal work to educate ourselves.

Most of the American population could not even name the Secretary of State if you asked them. These same people are VOTING, and when the media builds a man up as they did Obama, these same people will buy into the hype. Why is this? Where did we go wrong? Is it because no one cares? I don't think so. I think it's because we have become a lazy, greedy society, and I fear those same negative qualities will cause an end to this great country. I truly wish I would have been born earlier. Oh, to see my grandparents' and great-grandparents' generations.

I cannot say I'm ashamed to be alive during this time in our nation's history, though, for I am very proud of what we still stand for. I am very proud 50 million people did not vote for Obama, but I am also very proud that we elected a Black man (you may notice I'm not saying "African American" as so many of the politically correct sheep in this country insist on saying. You're either an African or you're an American. I'm not a German/English American am I? No..... okay, I'm done). I'm very proud our military is deployed around the world seeking to instill freedom to those who have never been granted it.

To those who voted for Barack Obama and felt "warm fuzzies" today during the Inauguration, I must ask you (and you must answer these questions without using the word "Change" or "Hope" because honestly, you have no idea what those words mean and you are simply relying on sensationalism instead of logic and reason):

1) What does President Obama stand for?
2) What are his past accomplishments?
3) What American values will he fight to preserve?
4) What qualities do you see which makes him a leader?

You see, I cannot come up with any valid answers for these questions which would make me believe he is qualified to lead this country. Yes, he's in office, it's a done deal.... but these are the questions which must be legitimately answered for me in order for him to earn my support. I have always and will always respect the Office of the President, that goes without saying, but I certainly wish the man IN the office would earn the respect of those who aren't sure of him.

Now, if you're still reading, and you don't agree with what I've written, that's perfectly fine.... if you can honestly and legitmately argue with me, even better. However, today, I fear that because of what I've written, I'll be labeled as a gun-toting, beer-drinking hillbilly neanderthal...... because that's what the main-stream media will have you believe about any of those who aren't pleased with Obama being President.

I want to fight to keep American values alive. I want our Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry themselves to come back from the dead, take a look around, and be proud of the country they founded. Unfortunately, we are under constant attack by those within our own borders who want to see this country as anything BUT what we were founded on.

We will see in the next 100 days who Barack Obama is. He will be tested, there is no questioning that. We will see what kind of leader he is and whether or not he stands up to our enemies (enemies who wanted to see him win the Presidency, don't forget). We will see....

In conclusion, I full-heartedly extend a welcome and a good luck to President Obama. He will have a tough time ahead of him which will be [unfairly and unjustly] constantly blamed on Former President Bush. God's Speed to you, Obama, for you will need His help for all the work you must do.