The Election

It looks good for Obama. If McCain wins, somehow I'll survive. I've survived this long. I survived Reagan and Bush. The old guard is on its way out, one way or another. You can still change things, no matter who's in the White House. You change things by continuing to live the way you believe. You change things by being a vegetarian for decades, by living peace, by not letting one political party own Jesus, by refusing to conform to the norms that are pushed down your throat and make you gag, even when it costs you. You make change by living diversity. Sarah Palin would not be running if we had conformed. Obama would not be running if we had conformed. Four white older guys would be running. McCain, Biden, and two other white older guys of that generation would be running. Even though they say Sarah Palin is very conservative, you don't know who she really is as long as she's under McCain's thumb. Already, she doesn't strike me as someone who would force her views on abortion on everyone. She told Katie Couric one of her best friends is a lesbian. She isn't trying to change her best friend or reject her. No one can survive for good in this country by not changing. Obama will probably win big because Bush cheated twice, got in for eight years, and he and his followers forced their views on us and ruined the country. Now there's a huge backlash against him. But if McCain wins, there will be an even bigger backlash in four years. It's been a long time since the 60's when we dreamed things would change so fast. But things will change. This old guard, this establishment, they are on their way out. Even younger people like Sarah Palin who sympathize with them will have to change--and have changed--if they want to be elected to office.