I think I love you again. Really, I wasn't sure if you would live up to the hope I had for you when you were first elected, and by all means I didn't see much happen this past year. However, your State of the Union (read the transcript here) renews the faith in me that if you so wish, you can do great things to re-shape this country. Thank you for owning up to some stuff, and for leaving me with a little encouragement that all hope is not lost. Sometimes it's hard to remember that when I look at the hundreds of thousands who are now jobless, homeless, and lost in the bad economy. That being said...
I WANT HEALTH CARE REFORM. I want to be able to drive down the road without fear that a car accident will send me into Bankruptcy. Do you know how terrible it is to live your life under the thought that if you were to become terminally ill or involved in a serious accident that you might just tell them "Let me die, I can't afford the ambulance ride"? It's horrifying. I need to be able to visit a doctor when I fear I have pneumonia, instead of just buying a bottle of nyquil and hoping it will magically go away. I don't have insurance; I can't afford insurance, and I live in fear that I will lose my job and no longer even have the money for the bottle of cough syrup.
I WANT EQUAL RIGHTS. So you're finally going to do something about the "Don't ask, don't tell." policy? Awesome! But what about everything else? Yes, that's a step in the right direction, but how about telling states they don't have the right to restrict the rights of their members? I live in Utah. This is the home of the Mormons, and they basically run everything here. Their religious leaders tell our Politicians that gays are an abomination and should not be allowed to marry. How is that not in direct contradiction to the Constitution which governs all 50 states? How can we allow the rights of a minority to be subject to a majority vote? This ignites a fury within me, and I could go on, but I'm not going to address the hypocrisy that I see in the religious teachings and the love of Jesus on this matter; rather the political and constitutional rights of your citizens, regardless of their sexual orientation.
I have hope, President Obama, that if you really try you can make some much needed changes in this country. I want so very badly to be proud to be a U.S. citizen, but instead I find myself wishing I lived in Europe, where they have much better Economies (England is officially out of the recession) and a greater sense of love and equality for their people. Show me, Mr. President, that our country can truly live up to it's great name so that I can stand with my hand over my heart and say in all honesty that I am proud to be an American. Renew my faith in this nation, the faith that was brought over by our founding fathers and the pilgrims when they tried to create a "free" nation.
Show me hope,
A Citizen of the United States of America.
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Miss Angie
Nice post.
ReplyDeleteAnd about the "similar stuff on other peoples blogs" It was someone I actually know, and every post I see them do is exactly like one of mine from my one blog, just changed around a little bit. Its really weird and I dont understand it.
:::claps wildly::: Very well said! I am slightly disappointed that Obama isn't turning out to be nearly as liberal as I'd hoped, but he's a good president. And, he's definitely better than any of the other alternatives. I agree completely that he should address equal rights for all (including women, we still only make $.80 to every dollar a man makes, hello?), and legalize gay marriage.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd better not get started or I'll never stop.
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