Defining Moments

As I was driving back from Colorado Springs, CO last night I had a chance to listen to AM talk radio. I guess it shouldn't surprise me that "church leaders" and "doctors" on nationally syndicated talk shows were asking callers to answer questions like, "Do you think it is a good idea to elect a Socialist like Barack Hussein Obama?" It seemed like every channel on the dial was railing, yelling really, about "liberal media bias," "forced abortions," and "Communism in America." I couldn't turn it off. It was amazing, and that's when I thought, "Is this real? - Is this the same country that gave women the right to vote and later passed the Civil Rights Act?" Then I heard Conservative radio host Don Wade inviting listeners to describe their greatest fears of an Obama Presidency, and there it was. Did you know Barack Obama is the anti-Christ and will bring about the End Of Days?

Then a rather calm feeling came over me as I switched off the radio. This IS the same country that ushered in great movements of necessary progress and social justice. I think the sometimes violent reaction to the idea of our first African-American President is proof positive that we are on the cusp of something GREAT again.

These are my final thoughts, and I leave the rest to you, the voter.... we are at a defining moment. These are exciting times.