After the Morning After

It is the day after the day that the dems lost their 60 votes, and all are in a tizzy, except for the president. He isn't in a tizzy at all. He seems strangely calm. And now that I think about it, I understand why. Monica Coakley was a horrible candidate. The President will never say this, but I am saying it because it is so true. The lady was spectacularly bad. (Stepping down off soap box and sitting on the edge of it.)

That 60 votes didn't help him a bit with his constituency in Congress. The Democrats had the supermajority, but they didn't know what to do with it. I am sure it frustrated the poor man no end to see that the folks continually looked for ways to mess things up. Now that the super majority is no longer in place, there seems to be a bit of relief! Whoosah, that monkey is off my back. Now on to doing some other things. Congress will pass something, and I am moving on.

Now what does this mean for Obama's presidency? Honestly I am unsure. All I know is those folks that are claiming that he will be a one-termer are watching closely. The real question is does he secretly want to be a one-termer after looking at the mess that he inherited.

My president looks gaunt and thin and he is aging by the minute. My heart goes out to him because being the President has lots of perks, but in some ways it is like being a teacher. Everyone expects you to be Jesus, McGuiver, and Jack Bauer all rolled into one. Sadly if the outcomes are not good for everyone you become the devil incarnate and an incompetent babysitter. Hopefully at the end of his term, Obama won't get blamed for not corralling the children properly and causing their retention.

We Have Healthcare Reform….. No dancing in the endzone just yet.

Over the weekend Nancy Pelosi and the Whitehouse celebrated the passage of healthcare reform by a vote of 220-215. Time to break out the Kool and the Gang mp.3/record right? Wrong. Unfortunately for the White House, this is one of many hoops they must jump through in order to get passage of this reform bill. But the President can pencil this one into the win column, because the big challenge is approaching. The Blue Dogs in the Senate and Joe Lie-berman stand to bite the President on the backside once again and put the public option out to pasture. ( I know President Obama is ruing the day he campaigned for Joe Lieberman.) Add a Christmas wish of a deadline, and the next few weeks will continue the high drama that is known as Capitol Hill.

Even if this thing passes I wonder what we are actually getting. Is everyone getting insurance? And if so, which plan are we getting? Are we getting Blue Cross Blue Shield lite? Will my employer opt out of the wonderful plan I currently have and pay into the "public" option? Will I be able to get birth control pills paid for under this version of legislation? Will the Democrats have the balls to bypass the Republicans and the Blue dog Democrats and just create Medicare part E, as in healthcare for everybody? Or will the President go gimmicky and offer to cover pets so that he can get everyone on board? (White House, feel free to add the pet option.) Either way, those who aren't covered will have some sort of coverage, and ultimately this is Obama's goal. Maybe he can write that win in pen.

If you are interested in reading the actual bill click here.

I still Can't Believe it. My President is Smart ..........

Today Barack Hussein Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. This is going to be a historic day. I thought I was going to have to watch it at school, but we have a snow day! Thank you God. I will get to watch the inauguration at home with my husband and my children. It is going to be an all day celebration/extravaganza and I can't wait.

My father, grandfather, and both my grandmothers would have loved to see this day. I hope that God allows them to see it. My dad would have loved this election season, and my grandmothers and I would have been on the phone constantly to discuss..... It would have been cheap too. I would have put them in my circle. LOL. My Grandma Daisy would be happier than a pig in the sunshine.

I am sure that President Obama will not be a saint, and I am sure that I will not agree with all of his policies. I am encouraged however. I will at least know that there was some careful thought and logic in his decision making process. He is an educated man. He is one of the best and the brightest, and he seems to have a high emotional intelligence quotient. I like that fact that he is smarter than I am. I also like that fact that his wife is smart and accomplished too. They remind me of the folks that I know and associate with, black professionals. Folks that navigated the system and carved out a niche for themselves. They are educated black folks. I like that.

I am not a fan of our current and soon to be former President. He just didn't take this job as seriously as I would have liked, and the world and the US suffered for it. May the election of Obama be the start of a renewed sense of goodwill. Lord knows we need it. Hopefully this will mean that we all try to do our very best, and that we stop being so darn selfish. If anyone needs to see what selfishness can bring, just look at the last eight years.

I am a little greatful to G-Dub. If he wasn't such a collosal failure, we would never have taken a chance on the Junior Senator from Illinois.

Good Luck and Godspeed President Elect Obama.

Dad, Grandma Daisy and Ruth
This post is dedicated to you.


Me and my Daddy ( I miss you so much daddy)

Grandma Ruth and Grandma Daisy( I miss you too.)

Grandma Daisy( One of the Reasons I love Politics and Tiger Woods)