More Than Ever
March 20, 2008
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
It’s so easy to get lost in the details and forget the big picture, the direction that this is headed sometimes.
This is where we are right now. It’s a racial stalemate we’ve been stuck in for years. Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, I have never been so naive as to believe that we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle, or with a single candidacy — particularly a candidacy as imperfect as my own.
But I have asserted a firm conviction — a conviction rooted in my faith in God and my faith in the American people — that working together we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds, and that in fact we have no choice if we are to continue on the path of a more perfect union.
Wow. This is one of the most eloquent, thoughtful, well-reasoned, direct speeches on racial issues ever. Obama actually sounds as if he’s speaking from the heart, not stringing together soundbites for the evening news. Can I trade my Canadian vote for an American one yet?
Not back yet
March 10, 2008
A bottle of Sleeman’s + hot, steaming chicken soup with pepper –> Realization that relationships are called that, for the very reason of having to relate to people.
