Winds of change

You can already begin to feel the winds of change. There is an uplifting sensation throughout the black community that I have never seen or felt before. For the most part, it's a feeling of pride that even as a non-black person, I cannot help but feel for our country. We have come a very long way which makes me very proud to be an American. There is also a darker side (no pun intended) to this change that is emerging. A smug, arrogant, & self righteous posture by a small segment of the black community as if they themselves had achieved something great on their own. For now, everyone gets a 'pass' since this is such a monumental time in history that humility may be impossible for some. I believe this will change once the dust settles and accountability begins however, if I'm wrong and things get worse, it will not bode well for race relations and it could set us back many years.



In other news, a couple of interesting stories caught my eye today:

US and Global markets plunged for the second straight day following Barak Obama's election. (This shouldn't come as any surprise since pretty much every publicly traded company earns over $250k/year.)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081106/wall_street.html


Putin now plans a return to the Presidency next year.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/wl_nm/us_russia_medvedev_putin


After Obama's election, Cuba begins looking forward to the end of the US trade embargo.
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2008/11/05/after-obama-win-goodbye-to-cuban-embargo/


Another highly respected scientist shunned for denying man-made global warming theories.
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/69623

Ah, but wait!

Liberals voted down 4 out of 5 environmental ballot issues during Tuesday's election. (Seems like the left has done such a good job focusing on the economy that they forgot all about the environment.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/11/05/not-so-green-voters-nix-most-environmental-state-ballot-measures/