Obama and Unemployment....

So, this is not a baby related post. I sometimes have to remind myself that there is more to life than my baby. While he is one of the most important things in my life, there are other things that hold importance too.

Firstly, the election of Barack Obama. I did not vote because I had a mommy moment and forgot to submit my voter registration. I am extremely glad that Barack won. I cried during Obama's acceptance speech. When they compared him to Martin Luther King, I cried again. I can not begin to imagine what this victory feels like for african-americans. I was so overwhelmed to see a black president elected. I remember saying eight years ago during the 2000 election race, "Could you IMAGINE what it would be like with a black president?" I was told that it will never happen. The American people are not progressive enough. Well, that day has come. America really is progressive, it was just never realized because it seemed like a lost cause these last eight years.

This country was down in the dumps with the crisis that the current administration put us into. It was amazing to see how different everyone looked and walked yesterday. Everyone seemed to have a spring in their step. All of the talk show and news hosts seemed cheery. A new day has begun. My husband said that introspection happens during hard times. We question more. We are more skeptical of what is being told to us. Well, the American people questioned the Bush Administration with the current financial crisis and tumbling economy. We wanted something different. We needed strong, dignified leadership. I think most importantly in this age of global communication and economy, we needed a leader that could command respect from all countries. I think Barack can be that leader.

It was refreshing to see people of all color coming together and voting in Barack. Bunking the "good ole boy system" and saying "No" to cronyism and four to eight more years of the same narrow-minded policies and solutions that got us into this mess we are in now. Now we have fresh ideas, a new view on problem solving, and America has been dying for that for the past eight years. Call me too much of a progressive-thinker, but these allegations that Barack is a socialist are ridiculous. I think because of the current situation in this country, we may have no choice but to utilize policies and solutions that were previously dismissed in order to get the country back on track. I don't think Obama intends to make the US a socialist nation, but perhaps some of the tenants of socialism and other methods of government might need to be drawn upon when trying to figure this economic and social mess out. I hope his election into office will prompt everyone, regardless of party, to work together and find solutions to dig the country of of the current crisis. That is the only way we can persevere, by working together.

Secondly, the issue of unemployment in my life. I can only hope that it becomes easier to find a job as the economy slowly improves. I am having no luck at all. The job hunt is so competitive right now. I had several interviews scheduled for this week, and every single one of them fell through because "We went ahead and hired someone else." Thank you for not giving me a chance. Setting up an interview with someone and then not even giving them a chance to be seen and heard shouldn't be allowed. If you are in that big of a hurry to hire someone, give the interviewee a deadline to come in and be heard. GRR! So, it's back to the drawing board, again....I thought I was finally getting somewhere in my job search and I would begin working this week or next. I don't mind staying home with my little one, but I would like to start making some money so we can save for a new car and a house.

On a more positive note, X is still sleeping through the night. A and I have gotten the best sleep this past week. My little one is growing up....