Billmon: Really Proud
Maybe the old lie that anyone can grow up to be president is still just that — an old lie. But now we know that any child (man child at least) can grow up and become the presidential candidate of one of the country’s two main political parties — because the Democrats just proved it. (And eight years from now, I hope the party extends that same promise to every child, not just to those of us who are gender-challenged.)
But, one giant step at a time. Some months back Michelle Obama reportedly said that for the first time in her life, she was really proud of her country. I don’t know if she actually said that, or if she did what she meant by it — personally, I think anyone who is really proud of a country (any country) should be in a psych ward, not the White House.
I guess I can understand the emotion, though. Because for the first time I can remember — or at least since the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach Richard Nixon — I’m really, really proud to be a Democrat.
Billmon: Really Proud
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