Via Sequencia

Via Sequencia celebrates four years

Just after George W. Bush was re-elected president in 2004, I launched this blog as a place to spew my vitriol. I was so unbelievably angry that the people of this great country of ours could make the same mistake twice. Of course, now we can rejoice in knowing that circumstances leading up this year's general election proved to the electorate that we needed some major change. The fact that 64,417,303 of us (as the count stands so far) voted for Barack Obama to be president, gives me great hope in us. 

I am very disappointed that a majority of the voters in California felt it necessary to take away from our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters their newly given marriage rights, but I'll save that for another day's post. The fact that Barack—I feel like I can call him that since that's how he's been signing his many emails to me—mentioned the gays in his victory speech gives me some hope, as well. 

After my man Bill left office, I wondered if I'd be inspired by a presidential candidate again. I'm happy to say that I am. 

Indiana is leaning Blue?

Oh, my God! My historically-red home State of Indiana, which I left 16 years ago for the solidly-blue State of Illinois, is leaning blue for Obama. I wonder if my staunchly Republican family members are leaning toward Obama, too. I can't imagine that. May the polls be right.

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Addendum: Today (Thursday) it's back to leaning red. Oh, well . . . at least it's a battleground this time.

01.20.09

Everyone knows what that is, right? 01.20.09? You're right! It's Bush's last day in office as this country's worst president.

Via Sequencia has been avoiding the topic of politics for a while. It had just become too depressing and annoying. But as the primary season is soon to begin in Iowa, it seems apropos to be a little political. After all, this blogger's entrance to the blogosphere was precipitated by the unfortunate outcome of the last presidential election.

So, we know Bush will be out. But who to nominate as our democratic candidate? I swear I just don't know what to do. Never before have I been so undecided at this point.

I like both Hillary and Barack. If you know me personally, you probably know that I'm a real friend of Bill (Clinton, that is). Forget his indiscretion with "that woman." It just doesn't matter. He was a great president with Hillary by his side. He wasn't perfect; no one will ever be a perfect president. But he was, in my humble opinion, a great man for the job. I can only believe that Hillary, with Bill by her side, would make a good president, as well. And I'd love to see the US finally elect a woman to the job.

Barack I also like. Not only is he the senator from my current state of residence, but he is a fresh, young, enthusiastic, progressive voice, and he's becoming a political rock star. I'm just a little concerned about some of his answers relating to issues that directly affect me as one of the gays. While Clinton didn't exactly do everything the way we (the gays) would have wanted him to during his presidency, he did always seem to be on our side. Will Barack be on our side? Will Hillary?

And which one can beat Giuliani? See why I hate this time in the four-year presidential political cycle? It really wears me out. And it's just gettin' goin'.