Respect the Moment

In the Presidential campaign John McCain and Barack Obama fought hard, and Obama won.  Many conservatives, including myself, do not think by any means the better man won.  But in battle, in competition, be it sports, wars, or politics sometimes the person that should win, does not.  If that was not true, then the whole concept of the underdog and the “upset win” would not exist.

The battle is over.  Today Barack Obama officially becomes President Barack Obama.  The first African-American President.  Respect the moment.  Yes we disagree with his values and policies.  But respect the moment that thousands of African-Americans of the MLK civil rights era are feeling right now.  There is little doubt that when my grandmother was my age the thought of a black president ranked right up there with the notion of unicorns, and magical creatures.  But today it is a reality, and it proves that the blacks who fought for the concept of this country in several wars even when they were being turned away from kitchen counters, understood that America could have a day like this one day.  And that day is today.  Again…RESPECT THE MOMENT.  I do.