I STILL BELIEVE

[crispini]

This morning I was listening to my iPod as I unloaded the groceries from the car. Worried about the news of the day. Kind of scary. Friends of mine, a long time out of work. Don't know what's going to pull us out of this. Frightened and feeling tired even though it's not even noon. Still, the groceries gotta get unloaded.

And then "American Prayer" comes on the playlist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVi4rUzf-0Q

(Go watch it now if you haven't seen it yet.)

I only listened to that song about a million times in the run up to the 2008 election. And every time it gave me wings. And I thought about what it was like on the night Barack Obama got elected. How I felt I could fly. Because together we could make a new day. Together we would change the world.

And right in the middle of unloading groceries I sat down on the kitchen floor with my head in my hands and I cried.

Because despite everything.

I STILL BELIEVE.

I still believe that we as human beings can make the world a better place.
I believe we should try.
I believe that mostly the world IS a better place than it was.
Despite our fears.
Despite our anxieties.
Despite how dark it seems.
Despite how scared and frightened we all are.
Despite how worn down we feel.
I believe a better day is coming.
I believe in the better angels of our nature.
I believe a brighter day will dawn for all of us.

I am still here.

I believe in hope.

[msongs]

1. I believe in action nt

[lunatica]

2. I believe all those things too

Without even putting rose colored glasses on. I believe because people like Rosa Parks did. That day she could have decided she was too tired to put up a fight and gone to the back of the bus and no one would blame her. And she's just one example out of thousands.

[SmittynMo]

3. Yes brighter day for us all?

I too believe that a brighter day is coming. Unfortunately, the republicans and tea party have destroyed this country. Most republicans are racists and want Obama to fail. It's again quite obvious as they held the country hostage and holding out until that last minute. Republicans figure if they can get enough dirt to throw on Obama, he'll fail in 2012. And it looks like their tactics are working. Boehner said himself they got 98% of what they wanted. More people are against Obama than ever. I do, however feel that the man has tried, and the republicans are still winning. Lets protect the rich, whether they are in businesses or not. It's proven that the trickle down effect does not work, yet the republicans still support it. If you think Obama has done a bad job, well fine. I can't change your mind. I myself agree that he has been spending like a drunkin sailor, but what can one do when the republicans fight him every step along the way on everything. And most of the monies have been re payed. And because of the mishandling of money, especially in the Bush era, we are in a horrendous mess. If it continues, we will see another major depression. Be prepared to have cuts in medicare and Social Security in the near future. Even though both are funded for the next 20 years. The republicans are bound and determined to destroy the middle class, and they've done a good job so far. The election in 2012 will determine whether or not we will indeed to have a brighter day tomorrow. God help us all.