Just left the booth after bubbling all over Alex Sink and Kendrick Meek. I wish I could have voted for Barack Obama again, but 2012 will be here soon enough!
To tell you the truth, Daily Kos has been so pathetic lately that it makes me feel sick to my stomach. All pissing, all the time. Moaning and moaning and more moaning. Ignoring the beautiful and historic president that we worked so hard to elect in favor of the ideal pony store that he represents in some fantasy world of political purity.
It is sad.
Sure, I am pretty angry with President Obama when it comes to Education Policy. As a 29 year veteran of the public schools in Miami, I see a tone deaf administration that is ignoring all the research and the voices of us teachers in favor of a corporate model that will continue to destroy real learning in America's schools. (Unless they are private, obv.)
But you know what? I wish I could have voted for him again today. He has done so much good in such a short time. He makes me proud to be an American. All the bliss I felt in November 2008 was still in the air at my precinct today, and I feel better.
I love this country, and I am so proud that we had the courage to elect Barack Obama. I hope we have wisdom to celebrate his accomplishments, no matter what pet issues are barking up the wrong tree today.