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The following is an open letter to President-Elect Obama that explains why his winning this election has left me feeling very hopeful and wonderfully groovy.

Dear President-Elect Obama,

I know some of your ideas and plans scare the daylights out of a lot conservatives. But being the free spirited 50 year old hippy that I still am, those ideas make me want to jump for joy. Perhaps one reason I was so quick to embrace the idea of you as President of our great nation is because unlike a lot of people from my generation, I never entirely let go of some of the radical ideas from the 60’s and 70’s that I thought were so great back then. Your winning this election has rejuvenated my spirit in a way I would not have thought possible a few months ago. Hell, I may even go out and buy a lava lamp to celebrate just how groovy I am feeling right now.

I want to thank you for this wonderful spirit of grooviness I am feeling right now. It has been hard for me at times to sit back and watch as so many of my generation sold their souls to the establishment they once railed against. You are only 3 years younger than I am, so in many ways you are much more of my generation than your opponent was. That’s why I hope you can understand where I’m coming from right now. See, I don’t feel that you sold soul out to the establishment by becoming a politician and getting elected President of our great nation. I think you were smart enough to realize that to truly bring about some of the changes so many people wanted back in the 60’s and 70’s, and still long for today, some people have to find a way to make the establishment work for us, rather than against us.

The way I figure it, I probably still have at least another 10 or 20 years before I finally shuffle off this earth and cross on over to the other side. The thought of spending the next 4 to 8 years of that time with McCain and Palin in office made the possibility of getting a case of early Alzheimer’s look almost like a blessing. Thank goodness you won the election, and I don’t have to worry about either of them winding up in the oval office for at least another 4 years. I just hope you do a really good job during your first term so you get re-elected, and save the White House from being redecorated by Ms Palin. Oh and by the way, I think your beautiful wife Michelle is a wonderful role model for young women everywhere to emulate.

I don’t think you are a socialist, communist, or at all dangerous to our country. Of course, I don’t think you are the Messiah, or the ultimate answer to all our problems either. That’s cool though, because you openly admitted you weren’t born in a manger, and have also made it clear that you don’t think you are the ultimate answer to all our problems. What you have made clear is your belief that We The People can work together to solve a lot of those problems. You’ve also been man enough to admit it is going to take time, and a lot of hard work by all of us to solve those problems.

You are right about We The People being the ultimate solution to the problems we face today, and in the future. Because of your belief in yourself, and in us as a nation, We The People are now beginning a wonderful new journey that will hopefully end in a stronger and more peaceful America. Thank you for being the catalytic force that has re-awakened the hopes and dreams in so many of us.

Sincerely,
Beyond Blonde