PANDORA'S BOX LEFT WITH ONLY HOPE

The Greek myth of Pandora is rather a good metaphor for the United States at this time in history. Our government, if we think of it as in charge of Pandora's box, opened the box letting all the evils in the world run loose. As with Pandora's box, before it was shut up again, the only thing that remained inside was Hope.

Hope, in and of itself is not a tool. It solves nothing but may be the inspiration to start action that may then become a solution. Hope and Obama are not limited to one another as it seems people have begun to believe. Hope can be within any of us and all of us. However, without doubt, whoever is elected as President of the United States is in a far better position to effect the change being hoped for than an ordinary citizen with nothing but his hope (or prayer, which is the same thing).

Inaction, attended to only by prayer, is a disaster waiting to happen. Real change happens when action takes place, and since there is strength in numbers, the more people pushing for that change, the more likely it is to happen. In yesterday's blog I covered the ways that action can be taken by the three governmental branches. When enough people want change, it will begin to be considered. Witness that it has taken 15 years after the Clinton's first attempt to reconstruct the health care system, to mobilize people to want to fight for it again We are land of people used to instant gratification and do not brook disappointment easily, nor fondness for those who disappoint us, regardless of reality. It looks like Obama has a really good chance of being the Democratic nominee. As such, if he makes it to the White House, it will be due to the disgust felt by so many people, Republicans and Independents, who have changed their 2004 support and moved to support the Democrats. Should he be elected, it will only be a matter of time before the unrealistic expectations set up by the campaigning and people's 'hopes', will topple him off the pedestal people have put him on. No amount of his attempt to say, as I heard him today, "I will make mistakes." Sadly, most people have not accepted that fact and all those voters who heard the campaign promises will expect delivery as quickly as they expected Nancy Pelosi to turn the Congress around. Reality has never been a traveling partner with hope and campaign promises.