pendraggin (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} pendraggin) wrote,@ 2008-11-06 01:45:00 |
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The cows have sung, the fat lady's come home...
.... but I'm still going to get political. Since I've been meaning to for a loooooong time.
Back when the primaries were still topping the news, I was predicting that Obama would win the nomination but ultimately lose out to McCain. I just figured that when it came down to plain 'ol folks standing alone in the voting booths, they might not be willing to accept such a shift in the status quo. Now I feel a bit of faith in my country restored, and can relish the significance of this event. Not that I wanted Obama to win because of his race. I wanted him to win because he is diplomatic, eloquent, inspiring, (a democrat) oy, it's all been said many times over. Yet when I watched his acceptance speech, standing with his wife and two daughters to the cheers of thousands and thousands... it was race that floored me. Here was a black family unit, and they are going to the White House. It was simply wonderful.
And he mentioned "a planet in peril" in the speech. Hurrah. It's probably just lip service, but I get so tired of politics putting the environment at the bottom of the priority list. If you keep putting the planet last, it isn't going to last... at least not in the way we'd like it to be. *resisting urge to go on eco-rant*
I can hardly believe that a Delawarian is going to be the second in command. We have about four politicians, total (Biden, Carper, Castle, Minner). They sort of play musical chairs with the congressional seats and governor slot. Biden is a character. He's served Delaware well for many years, but I have a feeling there will be more than a few gaffs in the coming years. For now we don't have Palin to absorb media attention like tundra moss.
Yikes, Palin scared me mightily. Much, much more so than McCain. In hindsight it seems clear that she was a poor selection for the role. Serves McCain right, for I found his choice of VP outright insulting. Seriously, how dumb and easily manipulated does he think females are? The votes say loudly that we're not. I just hope she hasn't caused women politicians to lose all the headway that Clinton made. Anyhow, chromosomes aside, some things Palin said just flummoxed me to no end. In practically the same breath she acknowledged that Alaska was one of the areas most threatened by global warming and to provide energy we need to drill, drill, drill. Uh, so 2+2= -10 in Palinland, I guess. Then it hit me that Palin must be part of an Alaskan conspiracy to actually encourage global warming. What's in Alaska now? Snow, soggy moss and death by mosquito. Shift the world's biomes a few latitudes and --- Hello, breadbasket of America!! (Never you mind about the lower 48 or anyone else)
Not that I'm speculating what climate change will do to the world. Hoo boy, the biotic and abiotic interactions and unknown effects are incredibly complex and that's not my expertise. I think that we are seeing massive enviornmental changes. Some species will have the flexibility to adapt, but a lot of them won't be able to. It could place a lot of stress on populations already substantially reduced from habitat loss, invasive species *wait wait stop the eco-rant*
Hurrah for Obama! Even if he can't fix everything. At the very least this is a historic occasion, and for the first time in a while I am distinctly proud to be an American.
.... but I'm still going to get political. Since I've been meaning to for a loooooong time.
Back when the primaries were still topping the news, I was predicting that Obama would win the nomination but ultimately lose out to McCain. I just figured that when it came down to plain 'ol folks standing alone in the voting booths, they might not be willing to accept such a shift in the status quo. Now I feel a bit of faith in my country restored, and can relish the significance of this event. Not that I wanted Obama to win because of his race. I wanted him to win because he is diplomatic, eloquent, inspiring, (a democrat) oy, it's all been said many times over. Yet when I watched his acceptance speech, standing with his wife and two daughters to the cheers of thousands and thousands... it was race that floored me. Here was a black family unit, and they are going to the White House. It was simply wonderful.
And he mentioned "a planet in peril" in the speech. Hurrah. It's probably just lip service, but I get so tired of politics putting the environment at the bottom of the priority list. If you keep putting the planet last, it isn't going to last... at least not in the way we'd like it to be. *resisting urge to go on eco-rant*
I can hardly believe that a Delawarian is going to be the second in command. We have about four politicians, total (Biden, Carper, Castle, Minner). They sort of play musical chairs with the congressional seats and governor slot. Biden is a character. He's served Delaware well for many years, but I have a feeling there will be more than a few gaffs in the coming years. For now we don't have Palin to absorb media attention like tundra moss.
Yikes, Palin scared me mightily. Much, much more so than McCain. In hindsight it seems clear that she was a poor selection for the role. Serves McCain right, for I found his choice of VP outright insulting. Seriously, how dumb and easily manipulated does he think females are? The votes say loudly that we're not. I just hope she hasn't caused women politicians to lose all the headway that Clinton made. Anyhow, chromosomes aside, some things Palin said just flummoxed me to no end. In practically the same breath she acknowledged that Alaska was one of the areas most threatened by global warming and to provide energy we need to drill, drill, drill. Uh, so 2+2= -10 in Palinland, I guess. Then it hit me that Palin must be part of an Alaskan conspiracy to actually encourage global warming. What's in Alaska now? Snow, soggy moss and death by mosquito. Shift the world's biomes a few latitudes and --- Hello, breadbasket of America!! (Never you mind about the lower 48 or anyone else)
Not that I'm speculating what climate change will do to the world. Hoo boy, the biotic and abiotic interactions and unknown effects are incredibly complex and that's not my expertise. I think that we are seeing massive enviornmental changes. Some species will have the flexibility to adapt, but a lot of them won't be able to. It could place a lot of stress on populations already substantially reduced from habitat loss, invasive species *wait wait stop the eco-rant*
Hurrah for Obama! Even if he can't fix everything. At the very least this is a historic occasion, and for the first time in a while I am distinctly proud to be an American.
