"Man! What's a brother gotta do around here? Part the Red Sea? Geez..."
I don’t want to remind people what we had before. There is no need for it. I recall having breakfast with a friend once (hey, Tiff!) and I remember the Sunday after the 2004 election. It was the first time I’ve ever actually thought about leaving the country. I mean, seriously. I thought I was going to pack my bags and leave. That’s how awful George “W” Bush was. Do you remember us going to war for no other reason besides that he wanted us to? Four years later, we have a President who is Bush’s complete opposite. And, frankly, people still aren’t happy. Cnn did a poll, asking people to grade President Obama’s Second 100 days in office. Because, you know, it is easy to fix eight years of horrible domestic and foreign policy. So easy, you can do it in 200 days! The result? Our man got a “C+” or something to that affect. A “C” is Average. A “B” is above average and an “A” is Excellent. The consensus, from reading some of the comments, is that Obama didn’t save the planet fast enough, and he has proven that not only was he a mistake, but that he also was not Jesus Christ, who we all thought he was. One educationally deprieved man wrote in his comments:
It’s getting harder and harder to find someone who will admit that they voted for Obama. Buyer’s remorse starting to settle in…everybody get ready to pay more taxes!!! YEA…that’s change that we can all count on!!!
Huh. Ok. How about we all take a deep breath and remember what it was like a four years ago this time. Let’s remember the men that got us into all these terrible situations that we are in. And let’s remember that the problems we are facing are partially our fault. No one told us to go buy a house when our credit was bad. No one told us to rack up credit card debt. No one told us to spend more than we were making. We did it to ourselves. And, as much as I love President Obama, it is going to take more than one man to solve these problems. To all the people complaining about the government and all those people worried about our future: Shut up. Oh. And have a good weekend.
Jarvis,
We’ve spoken a couple of times in person. I like you.
Telling people who disagree with you to shut up, when their fears are as real as yours is a terrible way to have a discussion.
I, as a republican was very disappointed in George Bush, as he signed every spending bill that crossed his path. I have issues with Barack Obama for the same reasons.
I read your blogs and admire your passion and intelligence, and I would appreciate the same consideration.
Have a good weekend as well, my friend.
Shawn
You’re correct. I do appreciate your thoughts. And I actually appreciate the Conservative message more than most people. I don’t want you to take the “dramatic” flare of the writing in the wrong way. I hate that I have to sacrifice intent for a laugh. I would never want to make someone uncomfortable and if I did, I apologize.
This is just giving everyone who didn’t get a chance to complain for the last eight years a chance to complain now. I’ve got friends who haven’t talked politics in nearly a decade! That’s a long time to be quiet about our president!
But all joking aside, I think what I walked away from this blog with was that we’ve got to remember that our president is a person, not a superhero. (Just as Bush, for all his issues, was also a person and not a supervillain. I don’t think you’re saying he was, but other people do tend to demonize him, which is probably not really helpful.)
It’s going to take a long time to fix the mess we’re in (and no matter who you voted for, we can all agree we’re in a giant mess right now). It’s way too soon to tell how things are going to shape up, and whether the decisions being made right now are the right ones or not. The whole notion of grading the president in 100-day increments is a little ridiculous, in my opinion.
That’s exactly what I meant. But I say it in the “Jarvis Slacks” way, which often comes off as a bit brillo-pad-ish. Thanks, Erin.
The “Jarvis Slacks” way is much more entertaining and should never be abandoned.