The great plurality by which President-Elect Obama won should have taught the Republicans that their 'divide and conquer' mentality is not working well. For the first time in many years, the citizens of the United States want some peace and unison to work toward the goals to get America working well again. It is agreed that there are biases on both sides in the pundits who fill the TV 'News' channels. However, the biases are delivered differently. While the Democrats look to the future, the Republicans seem mired to remain in a negative, blaming, and ungracious past. That they cannot change course, despite the message from the voters, reflects only their inability to think of the country. It seems their religious goals and entitled view, that they can choose what is right for everyone else, continues to beam like a beacon in a lighthouse, ever going around and around.
The overall positive reaction by the rest of the world seems not to have touched the Republican party with any significant message. While there is both great talent and loyalty in the party, will some members allow themselves be utilized without sabotaging President-Elect Obama's attempt to achieve bi-partisanship? No Democrat should be under the illusion that all solutions rest with the Democrats. Colin Powell and other Republicans had the honesty to cross his party line with the personal opinion that Obama was the better candidate. There must be others in the party who can put their courage and beliefs ahead of 'blind faith' to the party as it is in religion context. If Washington were considered the modern day Garden of Eden, Cheney would be the snake and Bush, the apple.
Those of us who mistakenly hoped the nail-biting would stop with the results of the election had better grow new nails to bite for the near future as we watch the struggle for power in the era of new administration. May the best of motives for the country, not for the preservation of the job win.
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