Now Is Not The Time

It's almost over - more or less. In less than 24 hours, the Bush Cabal will for the most part be flushed out of the White House and down the sewer of history. Barak Obama, the first African-American President, will take his turn at the oval office. Yay, I think.

I have plenty of reservations. I could even list some of them here and now, without going into details yet. But it can wait. Now is not the time.

So lift you champagne classes, cheer the end of one dark era and the beginning of a fresh new one. Hang with friends, smile and hug and get a little teary-eyed with hope. Because no matter what happens, we now at last have a chance again: a chance to make Democracy work. A chance to return to a government for, by and of the people.

That, to me, is the most exciting and hopeful part of this historic event. It is also the most daunting. On Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009, we can get to work again. But now is not the time to think about that.

Now is the time to celebrate.