The Color Purple
No, I'm not talking about Oprah's breakout role! I'm talking about the United States of America. No longer are we red state/blue state -- we're a color purple. Arnold the Republican won big in Democratic-dominated California, while it seems that in Missouri, Montana, and Virginia, incumbent Republican senators fell to Democrats. So, what's the mood in the nation?
We want an end to the childish partisanship that's been going on for the past 12 years. We want responsive government. We want a government that will deal honestly with issues like Iraq. We want an end to the culture wars. Democrats won a number of formerly Republican districts -- the question is how well can they hold them. Many of the candidates, including John Tester and Jim Webb are not liberal Democrats. If the Democrats are to gain on last night they will have to govern at the center. In many ways this opens the door for Barak Obama. He's unsullied by an Iraq vote (wasn't in the Senate at the time), he can speak to issues from a balanced faith perspective, and he's able to work across the aisle.
As a person of faith, I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful that we'll see an end to the bickering and the divisiveness. I'm hopeful that politicians will stop cynically using issues such as homosexuality as a wedge issue. Maybe we can start having conversations about what's important to our children and children's children's futures. Global warming, health care, energy independence, good educational systems, good jobs, affordable housing. So, let's start having the conversation and begin coloring the nation purple!
We want an end to the childish partisanship that's been going on for the past 12 years. We want responsive government. We want a government that will deal honestly with issues like Iraq. We want an end to the culture wars. Democrats won a number of formerly Republican districts -- the question is how well can they hold them. Many of the candidates, including John Tester and Jim Webb are not liberal Democrats. If the Democrats are to gain on last night they will have to govern at the center. In many ways this opens the door for Barak Obama. He's unsullied by an Iraq vote (wasn't in the Senate at the time), he can speak to issues from a balanced faith perspective, and he's able to work across the aisle.
As a person of faith, I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful that we'll see an end to the bickering and the divisiveness. I'm hopeful that politicians will stop cynically using issues such as homosexuality as a wedge issue. Maybe we can start having conversations about what's important to our children and children's children's futures. Global warming, health care, energy independence, good educational systems, good jobs, affordable housing. So, let's start having the conversation and begin coloring the nation purple!
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