OIL

After reading in the New York Times of the proposed bailout of the “Big Three” auto manufacturers, I was confused as to what these companies needed the money for? One can sit down on any Sunday couch in America, and see that these giants of American ingenuity have created super mobiles that can climb up a rocky and steep incline without the slightest difficulty. Every day as I shuttle into work, up that steep slope, I am once again reminded of why I purchased this SUV in the first place. Who cares that I’m burning the blood of the earth at an unreasonable pace, these companies have afforded me the opportunity to go off-roading at my leisure. During one commercial, the phrase that was repeated was “speed and power,” and I remembered that I didn’t buy this automobile to get me from point A to point B, I want my car to score me touchdowns. This is exactly what these companies have given me, my very own all capable utility vehicle, with this modern masterpiece I can take over a small country, pull a load of logs to my friends who are building their own home, and most of all reach a top of speed of sixty miles per hour in 4.8 seconds. Car companies spend so much money telling me how powerful their cars are, that I assume that they must be selling at a lighting rate on a number of other continents, namely Europe, and Asia, where the people have been starved to death by higher emission standards, and smaller more dangerous vehicles. The people of Europe must be liberated from this modern day tyranny, a car that gets more than thirty miles to the gallon, is not only silly, it’s down right un-American. The companies need a bailout, so that I can be hit with another round of these fantastic infomercials about the promise that the country has made to burn every ounce of fuel that lies within the earth before those damn socialist Chinese thieves do. The thought of those grimy bastards getting their hands on my oil is maddening. That oil is a birthright to every American, all those born hereafter should be given a barrel of oil, and a .44 caliber pistol, so that you can shoot any son of a bitch who tries to take it from you. This is the American dream that our forefathers have given their lives to defend, and the “Big Three” are the grandfathers of that legacy, they are as or MORE American than other of our age old institutions. They gave us the Mustang, the Corvette, and the Explorer, we should give them our souls. If not now than when? The time to act is upon us, acid rain, wild fires, and grey skies are all waiting, and we should embrace the change in our ecological system that promises to choke us to death, and kill every one of us, so that like the dinosaurs we can go back into the Earth, for the ultimate sacrifice of making more oil. The future depends on it.

Daring To Dream

Tonight I sleep with an overwhelming sense of joy, and I feel unified to my fellow paisan as we stand together for a new course in American History. One era ends as another begins, the ladder charting a course set by the stars, a path that allows us to feel empowered to achieve anything that we set our hearts and minds to. Real change begins with a raising of the National Conscience, and there is no doubt that as a country, we have stood up to achieve such a level of unbound optimism about the state of the union. The politics of fear and negativity has been turned back at it's receding zeitgeist, and a new brand of legitimate debate has been ushered in to dictate the core values that every American feels. The age of Hot Button Issues has disintegrated into an afterthought, yet the real victory has been the response of the American to take the reins of their own fate. To understand that we stand on the precipice of History, and that we all exist in this context of the bright America that stands for greatness, optimism, responsibility, and hope.
We have come together not only to elect an African American to the highest office in the land, but to show the world that we are indeed the golden plains of unbounded opportunity. A refuge for the suffering, weary, and tired souls that seek shelter and justice. The gauntlet has been passed, and the challenge remains great. We have come together to elect Obama, not on the Merits of his skill as an Orator, or as a politician, but because he understands that we are all connected in the fortunes of our country, he understands that he is only one man at the helm of a country that teeters on the edge of radical extremists, both foreign and domestic. He understands thats America is built by the citizenry, that we are the shareholders of the future, and in that responsibility, comes great opportunity to rebuild our infrastructure, adjust the downward spiral of a choking environment, and to restore confidence in a floundering economy.
With great respect and remorse to the Senator of Arizona, who's service to our country, both in war, and within the realm of congress, has been heroic, historic, and groundbreaking, we recognize with great humility the life that he has so humbly led, fighting at home and abroad for the country that he undoubtedly loves. At any other time in history, McCain would have made a fine president, yet in this dark hour, his message seemed to constantly sink to the bottom of an ocean of revolutionary issues. The rules of the game seemed to change almost overnight, and in his paleolithic consciousness, he was unable to show the type of Blackberry type speed needed to compete at such a high level. The information age zoomed by him, and by the time it was over the Senator had barely gotten the Straight Talk express into top gear. The lack of any real message was disappointing, because it may very well be how a great man is defined. History remembers most what you did last, and only time will tell if the greatness of the Senator will be clouded by a legacy of name calling, and incendiary remarks that placated a hatred of anything different.
We have grown into our shoes as a country, not because of the issue of race, but because we have revitalized the National Interest. The notion that we can make a difference, whether on the left or the right, we do have a say in where we want the country to go, we do have a say in what our children can be, and we can band together to discuss and debate the issues that matter most, to understand what separates and unites us. This is the first step to building a better America. So tonight I sleep knowing that when I wake, my dreams do not die, they are taken with me into a new tomorrow.