Over the weekend I spent some time at a
family gathering where almost everyone
voted for Obama. I can understand the vote,
but I can't understand the religious zealotry
and hypocritical blame game. Whatever
subject that was brought up, it was George
W. Bush's fault. And whatever the problem,
Barack Obama was going to fix it.
It followed that McCain was old, and Sarah
Palin was stupid, and the most vitriol came
from the women. Now many years ago, you
might have described the women as "career
women" but since their husbands did very
well financially, they opted out of the work
place, and raised their children. Two of them
have never gone back to work, because their
hubbies bring in serious money as partners
in a law firm. One of them recently went back
to work after a 15 year hiatus.
Listening to them talk was like watching the
movie "Mean Girls." If anyone thought feminism
would end this kind of ugly behavior, they were
sadly mistaken. Men don't have to attack women
anymore, because women can do the job by
themselves. Almost everything brought up by
the women on the subject of Palin was false.
They were right on one or two issues, but those
issues wouldn't warrant the kind of hatred that
was being advanced.
Right now the top of the mountain sure looks
good. Everywhere you turn there is a breathtaking
vista, and the skies are clear.
The problem with being at the top of the
mountain is that the only direction you can
go is down. Sometimes the descent is slow
and orderly, and sometimes its an avalanche.
There are a tremendous amount of storm
clouds on the horizon. In the next year the
wind is going to howl, the rain and snow is
going to come down, and their will be huge
crevices to pass without falling in and never
being heard from again.
President Elect Obama should enjoy his time
of good will, and take in as much sunshine as
possible. The road ahead will be difficult. Many
of the people who voted for him did so tenuously,
in spite of what the media is spouting. And even
the media, heretofore Obama's top ally, will turn
on him when they don't get everything they want,
along with all the other special interest groups.
I don't envy the President-elect. When he has to
start swatting hands out of the till, the wailing and
gnashing of teeth will begin. Then he'll realize the
best friend you can have in Washington is a dog.
From the big saddle,
Jim Whelan
The Chairman of the Board
P.S. I recommend a Labrador Retriever. They are
big, dumb, and no matter what, they want to play.
thejamesrwhelanagency.com
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