The NYT today did a piece about how Barack Obama's style is likely to shake up Washington. Michelle Obama's unfortunate choice of election-night dress notwithstanding, the only thing I'm looking forward to with great good cheer in this next administration is its style. Christopher Buckley said in the Times today, "He's a cool cat, and I think he's going to bring cool catness back, if it ever existed at the White House."
Let's hope! Seriously, I'm hoping this is going to be a very cool jazz White House, and I can't wait. Too bad Miles Davis and Chet Baker didn't live to see it -- and to play it!
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You know, Linda, not all "the children" are excited about Obama. Mine aren't, and a friend of theirs, a Catholic boy about their age, pronounced strong opinions on the subject this evening, ending with his sarcastic words for Obama voters: "Thank you, for re-electing Abortion."
This guy's the enemy of a free and prosperous America, and you're concerned about this?
There's a dramatic irrelevance factor, Rod.
The triumph of Hope over Fear (and Fear Mongering !!! )
Too bad indeeed that Chet Baker and Miles Davis aren't around to see what happened, or to play the White House or the inaugural ball. Now THAT would have been cool! But we still have the Marsalis brothers, Josh Redman, Buddy Guy, Dr. John and all sorts of other cats who can bring plenty of cool! I can't wait to hear who gets booked for the inaugural ball! Hep, hep, hep, Daddy-O! Dig it the most!
To Mr. DeAtkine, I submit this from the Library of Congress website:
S.1790 : A bill to make grants to carry out activities to prevent the incidence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among teens in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 7/16/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
I also submit a link to a post from another Beliefnet blog:
http://www.sojo.net/blog/godspolitics/?p=3009#disqus_thread
"Abortion reduction is the clear common ground that could unite the pro-choice and pro-life polarities and bring us together to find some real solutions and finally see some results. John McCain and Barack Obama last evening opened up the possibility of finding some new common ground in reducing abortions, reflecting the 2008 Democratic and Republican platforms. There is also now some movement in the Congress with pro-life and pro-choice members looking for common ground solutions for reducing the number of abortions that are proven to work. New and compelling studies make the clear connection between abortion and poverty, with fully three-fourths of the women who have abortions saying that they just couldn't afford to have the child. It will be a great day when both poverty reduction and abortion reduction become non-partisan issues and bipartisan causes."
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