The Vote Heard Around the World

The long darkness has yielded to the dawn of a new era in America. When the battle was done, democracy in America was lost then won. Obama is President. Outrage over the darkness energized our afflicted citizens to action, overwhelmed apathy, ignorance and the underestimation of the intelligence of the American people that the McCain-Palin horror specter had so counted on to lift them as it twice in creating the two terms of darkness that was the Bush administration. Driven by internet technology and grassroots organization, Obama financed a campaign that over came his lack of position among the wealthy.

Not the first time in our history when evil contributed to its own demise by over playing its hand, the final straw was arguably the financial structure meltdown that wrought so much hardship on Main Street while so many lined their pockets on Wall Street.

In an ironic way, America can thank Wall Street for its arrogance and avarice which showed the nation its utter disregard for the common good and its obsession with personal gain while the Administration stood by, deigning to lift a regulatory hand to prevent the meltdown lest it interfere with the pursuit of gain. The constructive call of the new President-elect for reconciliation and joint effort does not relieve the new administration from the duty to bring the current administration and financial community to accountability including denying compensation to those creating the problem which the current Administration is not facing up to. This catharsis is imperative to cleanse the government, clean the slate, and set U.S. policy on the course consistent with Obama’s vision.