WHEN THE OLD IDEAS NO LONGER WORK

I was thinking about this past campaign. Change was the main focus, the driving point of the campaign.

Young kids screamed for change, middle aged people welcomed change, old people somewhat were wary of change.

John Mccain came from a time when people bought 78RPM records, Electricity wasn't a member of every-ones home and race issues were essential a non issue until African Americans garnered the right to vote.

In his days the press adored the republican party glorying in their wealth and labeling them the keepers of "things as they darn well should be"

During the campaign, I remember the first debate you could almost see the sneer and smirks as John McCain used the old tactics to make his points and state his case. However, the aftermath sealed his fate.

The internet, the TV everyone had a poll. No one liked his attitude and the way he presented himself. he came off as condescending, smug and that to me sealed his fate.

There was a time in America where good, God fearing people bought what the politicians said hook line and sinker as long as they said "God Bless America" Obamas former associate sans minister said "God Damn America" as outraged as we all wanted to be we all said that every time we opened a light bill, or we declined credit.

Oh of course no one said it in polite politically correct America but I'm always reminded of the Marie Antoinette MTV movie where the masses go against her. America re enacted that movie per batum. We just haven't lynched Bush yet.

In the past year we have been lied to. The republican party used scare tactics and Osama Bin Laden as the key to the kingdom, this being the White House and when they got in their. They caught and jailed somebody but it damn sure wasn't Obama Bin thats for sure and the war has dragged on and alot of us are at the point now of "what the hell is the war about anyway"

The old ideas stopped working and though its terrific that we have an African American as president elect. His fight wasn't that hard because we Americans especially us younger ones are getting smarter and smarter and not accepting what everyone representing the Red White and Blue has to say.

We are challenging these decisions and become political thinkers in our own right so while were praising Obama who ran a great campaign we better praise ourselves for waking and smelling the damn coffee