DUTCH TREAT- Cal Fox's Blog

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr Day.  He had a dream for a color-blind society, but supposedly also advocated affirmative action.  That is a contradiction to me (kind of "have your cake and eat it to" thing).  There can be no doubt that most people who are excited about the Inauguration of Barak Obama as President this week are not color blind.  People around here, our local newspapers as well as TV news and magazines and columnists across the Nation everywhere are hailing this event as historic exactly because they all perceive the Mr Obama as Black, the first African American Man in America, with its history of slavery and racism, becoming President and (arguably) the most important and powerful person in the world. 

Barak Obama is not an African American, he is bi-racial; but he and his family are seen as "Black" or African American.  That is what matters to the public.  I don't care what he looks like. Almost half of American voters did not vote for him, including me.  My vote had absolutely nothing to do with his perceived racial identity.  I did not vote for Mr Gore or Mr Clinton either.  They are "White"- that is irrelevant.  These men are all Liberal Democrats.  It is that simple.  I voted against their politics and values and agenda. I will watch parts of the Ceremonies because they are important, but I will not be cheering.

We just watched the Cardinals beat the Eagles.  Funny how so many people can be cheering wildly and others be deeply upset with the out come and it all meant nothing to me.  I just watched. 

OK, bring on the Steelers and Ravens.  Since the Patriots are out, I don't really care about the Super Bowl.  But since we have family who live in Maryland, we are rooting with them for Baltimore all the way.

And the commercials during the game kept promoting big trucks that can pull big boats.  If these really are tough economic times, who has the money for either? 

A columnist I read today wondered why, with our soldiers making huge personal sacrifices fighting against Terrorists overseas most Americans are just sitting on the sidelines, watching and not making any sacrifices at all to win that war.  Most actually want our new President and Government to cut our taxes, put money into our pockets and provide greater services to prevent us from facing any hardships.  Maybe I should get into the excitment of the Game and buy that truck!