Yes...a post election post.  I one hundred and fifty percent would have voted for Grimes/Dixon if it were in fact the zombie apocalypse!!   That said...

Last week, I was ecstatic that President Obama was re-elected.  I was further gratified when a certain Anti-Obama friend blocked me from their poorly written and hate fueled statements on Facebook.  I respect those that are Republican, I never claimed otherwise.  I have voted that way in the past.  So I fully admit that I am part of the reason we are in the situation fiscally that we are now.  I am INDEPENDENT.  I do what I feel right at the time.  Period.  When I read a post that is written with integrity and genuine forethought, I am filled with respect for that individual.  When I read a post that is filled with misspellings and poor grammar and falsehoods, that is something entirely different.  A great deal of Republicans want to state that Obama is taking away their liberties.  I just want to say that Bill Maher said it best last Wednesday when he said that, "This is liberty...liberty is deciding what I put in my body, who I want to marry...this is actual liberty."  Speaking of what we put in our bodies, there are also those that are upset that Mrs. Michelle Obama wants to make school lunches healthier?  WOW!! What a travesty!!!  My child cannot get a Coca-Cola out of a vending machine?  My kid cannot get a Snickers bar anytime they want from a magic sugar dispenser known as the same?  REALLY???  That is something to be upset about y'all.  Lord have mercy, my child is being subjected to HEALTHY choices at lunch???!!!  What an outrage!!!  HA!  I could tell you right now that my kids would JUMP at the chance to get candy or soda...because I do NOT let them have it all the time!!!  Ask any of my kids and they would rather have peanut butter and celery as a snack...or RAW broccoli and bell peppers.  I digress.  

The election is over.  Obama won.  If you are that confident that this means the end of it all to the point that you would sign a petition to not be a part of the greatest union...then so be it.  You are all the minority in that choice, but it IS your CHOICE.  I want to live in a nation that supports my right as a woman to choose what I do with my body.  A nation that supports my gay brothers and sisters in their quest to be able to wed.  A nation that cares about the welfare and future of my children's education.  A nation that allows me to speak freely and post this even though it will anger more than a few.  I believe in human rights, point blank.

We are all our own persons, but we are ONE nation.  It is time we started acting like it, no matter who is in office.  You all may think that I am up on my high horse because Obama won, and I might be, however, as I said before...I am an INDEPENDENT.  I respect those that oppose Obama, I only have a problem with those that make uneducated arguments and non-factual statements.

In conclusion, they say it takes all kinds...but the kinds of remarks I have been reading...come morning, I will have a great deal less "friends".  So...if you read this in time...nice knowing you.  I really hope you find the good ole' boy US of A you're looking for.

Peace and love and EQUAL RIGHTS PREVAIL!!!!!