How I Feel Some Days…

I was reading an old article from US News and World Report that my mother saved for me (yes, i have one of those mothers). I found this quote fascinating:

“It would have been hard on me to watch Bobby march to ‘Hail to the Chief, but I almost wish he had become president so the country could finally see a flesh-and-blood Kennedy grappling with the daily work of the presidency and all the inevitable disappointments, instead of their storybook image of great heroes who, because they were dead, could make anything anyone wanted happen.”  – Lyndon Johnson

The reason I found it interesting is because he describes a phenomenon of the American electorate, i.e. a tendency to fantasize about ‘what could have been’. I think about what will happen if McCain is sworn in next January, especially if it is a close election. It will be ugly. I think about what will happen if Obama should be assasinated, as some have predicted. This country may burn. I have seen the hate from the Left for 8 long years and I am so tired of it, partially because this administration is no more conservative than the previous one and I’m tired of conservatism getting blamed for what they have done. But still, I find myself often wishing the Left could just get what they want so we can get some peace for awhile. I’d almost be happy to tolerate 4 years of gloating because at least they will be marginally happy for a bit.

I thought it would be interesting to re-word LBJ’s quote to explain how I feel some days.

“It [will] be hard on me to watch [Obama] march to ‘Hail to the Chief, but I almost wish he [will] become president so the country [can] finally see a flesh-and-blood [liberal] grappling with the daily work of the presidency and all the inevitable disappointments, instead of their storybook image of great heroes who, because they [weren't in office] could make anything anyone wanted happen.” 

We have a long road ahead of us and I hope I feel differently in November than I do now.