Hey everyone,
This post is really for those who get this blog through RSS (all 2 or so of you :-P). Tomorrow morning, I'll be switching hosts for this blog and moving it to Weebly (where I currently host my web-site), so your RSS feeds will need to be updated. The web address will be the same... so head over there sometime in the next couple of days and update your records. Just wanted to keep everybody posted. Thanks!
Eric
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Day After Election Day
Good morning, America. I thought I was done posting about politics (in fact I think I even said I was), but I'm inclined to write a bit this morning, nevertheless. I awoke to a very interesting internet today, including: 1.) TONS of news coverage (both unbiased and otherwise), 2.) Quite a few blog posts (some insightful and fair and some... well... not), and 3.) A flurry of facebook statuses and Twitter posts (which were mostly pretty offensive from both sides. As much as I know that nobody needs to read another writing this morning, I feel the need to address this just a bit anyways.
The truth is, I think most people are just looking for something to fight about. We like to have conflict in our lives somewhere, and elections tend to set themselves up as prime opportunities. Give it a couple days or weeks, and we'll all be back to fighting about something else My candidate didn't win, and I'd be lying it I said I wasn't disappointed by that (ooh, did you all just read into that!? I actually told you who I voted for!). I also think that a lot of the people who voted for the victor didn't fully understand all of his policies and ideas, but the process worked, and worked better than it has the last two elections. I'll take it. For good or for bad, the next four years will be what the majority of Americans voted for... which is the whole point. I will be praying for President-Elect Obama, and for a smooth transition from the Bush administration to his own. I will pray that he will seek God's guidance as he governs, and that he would follow that guidance when he receives it. I will pray (or rather continue to pray) for success and prosperity and (most of all) peace for our nation. I hope that others will join me in this prayer, regardless of their political affiliation, regardless of who your candidate was, and regardless of how happy or angry you might be this morning. If your candidate won, please accept victory graciously. If your candidate lost, please concede defeat graciously. Above all else, please remember that the people who voted for the other candidate are just that... PEOPLE. They voted according to their own moral and political compass, and just because it is slightly different than yours doesn't mean that you are right and they are wrong. It just means you look at the world slightly differently. It's the way we were created. It's what makes our system work in the first place. Be respectful.
Having said that, this election isn't over. "President" was not the only race or isssue on the ballot yesterday. Both cnn.com and dispatch.com remain open on my screen this morning. I'm largely pleased with the results on Ohio's statewide issues. I'm pleased with the majority of the outcomes in local races, both here in Columbus and in St. Clairsville and Tiffin. I'm watching the final numbers come in on California's Proposition 8 with great interest, and I'm keeping an eye on the 4 Senate seats that are still undecided. The process isn't over yet. I'm also watching what's happening on Capitol Hill today, as the FCC has just voted to reallocate some frequency bands in a way that could cause major headaches for a lot of wireless microphone users in this country, including Centerpoint and me personally.
It's an interesting day. People feel many different ways about it, but no matter what, we move forward, not back. We have no choice.
Thanks for reading.
The truth is, I think most people are just looking for something to fight about. We like to have conflict in our lives somewhere, and elections tend to set themselves up as prime opportunities. Give it a couple days or weeks, and we'll all be back to fighting about something else My candidate didn't win, and I'd be lying it I said I wasn't disappointed by that (ooh, did you all just read into that!? I actually told you who I voted for!). I also think that a lot of the people who voted for the victor didn't fully understand all of his policies and ideas, but the process worked, and worked better than it has the last two elections. I'll take it. For good or for bad, the next four years will be what the majority of Americans voted for... which is the whole point. I will be praying for President-Elect Obama, and for a smooth transition from the Bush administration to his own. I will pray that he will seek God's guidance as he governs, and that he would follow that guidance when he receives it. I will pray (or rather continue to pray) for success and prosperity and (most of all) peace for our nation. I hope that others will join me in this prayer, regardless of their political affiliation, regardless of who your candidate was, and regardless of how happy or angry you might be this morning. If your candidate won, please accept victory graciously. If your candidate lost, please concede defeat graciously. Above all else, please remember that the people who voted for the other candidate are just that... PEOPLE. They voted according to their own moral and political compass, and just because it is slightly different than yours doesn't mean that you are right and they are wrong. It just means you look at the world slightly differently. It's the way we were created. It's what makes our system work in the first place. Be respectful.
Having said that, this election isn't over. "President" was not the only race or isssue on the ballot yesterday. Both cnn.com and dispatch.com remain open on my screen this morning. I'm largely pleased with the results on Ohio's statewide issues. I'm pleased with the majority of the outcomes in local races, both here in Columbus and in St. Clairsville and Tiffin. I'm watching the final numbers come in on California's Proposition 8 with great interest, and I'm keeping an eye on the 4 Senate seats that are still undecided. The process isn't over yet. I'm also watching what's happening on Capitol Hill today, as the FCC has just voted to reallocate some frequency bands in a way that could cause major headaches for a lot of wireless microphone users in this country, including Centerpoint and me personally.
It's an interesting day. People feel many different ways about it, but no matter what, we move forward, not back. We have no choice.
Thanks for reading.
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