We are so fucked. You know how fucked we are? So fucked, that our children's children will be pregnant with little fucked children as a result of how truly, economically fucked we are. I'm not gonna come at you with all sorts of facts and figures, because frankly, I'm ill-equipped to do so. I am the dictionary definition of a layperson when it comes to this matter. But isn't that what makes this all the more tangible? You don't have to possess some doctorate-level understanding of the situation to know that shit is gonna get a lot worse still before it gets better.
Watching tonight's presidential address I was struck by a few points. First of which is that it's refreshing to have my leader engage in open dialogue with his people. Yes his answers were rehearsed, as are all presidential answers in this setting. But one got the feeling he allowed for thinking aloud, to pardon the pseudo homonym. Second is the realization that not one of us could have imagined a scenario twelve months ago where our President would give an address in which it would take 45 minutes for the topic of the War on Terror to arise. This is a testament to the tensity and reality of our country's economic status. To use the word a second time, the matter of economic recession is simply more tangible to the average American than is the war being waged abroad. Third, in fairness, is the possible overestimation of Obama's ability to unite Republicans and Democrats like he was trumpeted as being able to do during the election. It's true he's only been in office three weeks, but let's hope for everyone's sake this battle over his economic stimulus package isn't a preview of things to come over the next four years. If it is, and sides can't even agree money needs to be spent to lift ourselves out of this hole we've dug, how can it be expected that two ideologies can converge over more traditionally combative topics like how to solve the health care debacle or what measures to take to elevate our educational system.
I'm not claiming to have answers here. In fact, this problem is at the crux of the matter. With everyone claiming the need for bipartisanship, no one on either side has a definitive cure for what ills us. The only saving grace seems to be the total agreement that something needs to be done, even if that something remains undefined in the short term. I, for one, am scared shitless. Certainly things haven't been this messed up during the course of my lifetime of almost 28 years. Yet, I remain confident in our path. It will undoubtedly be a struggle, but with our new direction hopefully there's a light at the end of this tunnel.
To end on a lighter note (and I think we can all use one), I was reminded of the following sketch while watching Obama this evening. Imagine if this actually happened? It would be hilarious (but more so tragic [but also pretty hilarious])!
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