The first thing I stumbled over on Wednesday was the reporting of how dumb is Sarah Palin. “That’s not just dumb, but Palin Dumb” is a phrase needs to enter into the memespace to inoculate the state from her brand of fundamental belief makes right politics. A lot of the reading included she was the reason “why McCain failed” to take the office: writing that I believe proves journalists don’t understand democracy. Registered voters who actually voted chose the president. McCain didn’t fail as much as didn’t appeal to the needs of a few million people.

Obama is a political centrist and a powerful symbol. A major down-the-line centrist and I feel bad for all the people who think that free health care is around the corner.

Many people have avoided me this week, which is sad. One of the reasons I stay away from leadership positions is my tendency to rub people’s nose in it. It’s a telling fault that I’m trying hard to both overcome and build bridges. Some could even call me a bully, and they wouldn’t be wrong. So, I’ve tried hard to shut up about it.

My biggest concern was that I’ve always believed in the dream of America, where anyone could become the president, or lead, or achieve what they want as long as they don’t harm anyone. And one the other side, all my life, I’ve seen the Republicans abuse power - Nixon and Watergate, the indictments against Ronald Reagan’s cabinets, the first Gulf war against Saddam Hussein, the current, sitting President. Maybe my eyes have been blind to Clinton and Carter, but I don’t see anything their presidencies’ which make me fear my government. And over every president during my life, only Obama will have my seal of approval.

But now, the power of the masses have begun to speak. Gay people voted overwhelmingly for a black president, but black people didn’t appear to return the love. In fact, I’d say that black people fucked the gay man over in a raping that’s sad. Worse, the people who I do self-identify, atheists, also had a decidingly male contingent that voted down gay marriage. One word: asshats!

I’m pretty close to a James Hughes’ Upwinger: everyone deserves rights in abundance, and they need to be celebrated and supported to a fault. Gay people deserve every dream black people have. It’s simply sad they don’t.