Two weeks after the inauguration of President-Elect Obama, Bushflash.com will go down, as a site

[seemslikeadream]

http://www.bushflash.com/


Folks- while in times past I've been prone to slip into hyperbole and verbosity in my posts, I must keep my comments about the election of Barack Obama simple.

Why? Because one thing that struck me, as I watched the celebrations on tuesday night, I was struck with the diversity of emotion- cheering, dancing, tears of joy shed openly and freely.

That moment meant something intensely personal, to everyone who watched it. It was a moment that will be remembered as one of the great turning points in western history.

There is nothing that I could add to that moment that would do anything, aside from clutter it.

Obama, as he has often reminded us, will not be a perfect president, but after eight years of the most incompetent and avaricious presidency in modern times, it is inevitable that he will be a vast improvement.

I just enjoyed turning on my television, and seeing videos of people all over the world waving american flags in celebration, instead of burning them out of spite.

As to the future- who knows? The republican party is in disarray, and seeking to redefine itself. Fortunately, the strongest faction, and the one most determined and organized to seize control, is the "christian" conservative base who sincerely believe their defeat was a result of not being far enough to the extreme right. We can look forward to the Sarah Palin camp leading the sheep through the wilderness, for years to come.

As for Bushflash- it will go down, two weeks after Obama is sworn in. I'm going to go back to being a concerned citizen who is active locally, and leave this blogging stuff to those folks who can understand CMS. I am considering selling the domain on EBAY- we'll see...

Thanks again to all of those who kept the flame going, over the past five years.

[Archae]

1. I met Eric Blumrich (the site owner) at a convention.

He redefines the word, "cranky." :-)

[Downtown Hound]

2. That's been a great site

I have always admired his animations. The man has real talent. His site will be missed, but I agree with him that it is no longer necessary. And I mean that in the best way possible.

[DoctorMyEyes]

3. OMG - thanks for the warning

I totally get what you're saying, and it's going to be nice to get back to life outside of bearing witness to the Bush catastrophe, but I hope you're saving all your hard work - for posterity's sake. It's historical commentary. An archive of the grassroots opposition in the Bush years.

oops - you're not Eric, are you? LOL In any case - I hope he saves everything! Some of his pieces are classics. Some guy selling fudge (I think?) and I got into a polical conversation a few months ago. Bushflash came up, and we agreed that the Saddam flash, set to Frank Sinatra was brilliant.

[bbgrunt]

4. that's a shame. Buzzflash helped start the revolution. It will be truly missed.

[Downtown Hound]

5. Bushflash, not buzzflash.

www.bushflash.com

[vanlassie]

6. Oh thank God. I was starting to hyperventilate. I love Buzzflash

as much as I love DU.

[bbgrunt]

7. wow--thanks for clearing that up. I need new glasses.