Whew. I’m all blogged out. Crazydaisy Kerstin is at her Knits End and the action is hot. I’ve been spending a lot of time over there reading, contemplating and writing. It’s been great to watch the discourse turn from anger to measured, educated, and passionate debate. I love it and I’m so happy it’s happening. If you haven’t already been there - check it out (link to yesterdays post with 100 comments!). Weigh in. Especially if you’re on the opposite end of the spectrum…your voice is welcome and it will be heard.

It’s easy to get saturated with talk about the election, our country, the “moral majority”, etc, etc, etc. That’s where I am, saturated. I keep going back for more. Why? Because I’m still trying to understand it. What makes people feel the way they do? I see a president who misleads me, judges me, and limits my choices as a person and as a woman. I see a president who picks his battles for personal gain, who refuses to protect the needs of his natural world, and who puts his people in harms way. I see a president who fails to admit his wrongs, does things because he “feels” they’re right, doesn’t know one geographic border from another.

This is what I see. I also see a country divided, as it was four years ago. The actions of the executive office did nothing to bridge that gap last term. I don’t see any way they’ll accomplish that this term. We can all argue until we’re blue in the face. It’s time to start to understand one another and learn, teach, and hear. I’ve been hard pressed to find measured opinions from those who voted for Bush. I’m working at finding partisan (from both sides) and non-partisan sources backing up my thoughts because I’m going to start speaking. Speaking out a lot…

Go team!