Change has already occurred. “Change” was instantaneous. The perception that racism is a mainstream American paradigm lost and freedom from this oppressive sentiment won.

Change happened the moment my (young) bi-racial children looked at the president elect and saw that their skin color is not a barrier to success (as the NAACP would have them believe).

Change happened when American flags were hung over Kenyan trees.

Change happened when African Americans felt authentic pride in their country for the first time.

Change has happened. Change is sure to come.

As for GARRET the day is a complete failure.

“In fact, the huge back pedalling at the acceptance speech last night belies the idealism of expectations. Talk about lowering the bar!”

This statement alone is not only false it’s the type of pre-election garbage that we were hoping to move on from. I never once heard that “Change” was going to be instant and he campaigned that change was going to take time. So to Garret I say give the man a chance but at the same time let your voice be heard. But let your voice be critical of what the man has not done rather than what you think he will not do.

In fact, the huge back pedalling at the acceptance speech last night belies the idealism of expectations. Talk about lowering the bar!

For those of you who know me, i’ve been saying for a while now that any failure of any kind by the Change Agent will be attributed to the previous president. What’s with the talk now about ‘sacrifice’ and ‘false-starts’ the years of work to ‘remake’ the nation? i got the impression during the campaign that ‘change’ was going to be practically instantaneous. What’s really going on is the cooking of the frog in the pot.

To the previous poster: you may want to crucify him yourself in a year or more. If you’re honest enough with yourself and not afflicted with ‘Bush-derangement-syndrome’, you might find that you’d like a do-over.

Never, ever, ever, ask for ‘change’ without a clear picture of what that might mean. Sure, no one can know for certain what the future brings, but chasing after shiny baubles could lead to buyers remorse.

i know a guy who felt he needed a change; he wasn’t happy. Unfortunately for his wife and three children that change ended up being a new life with a new wife. Not a new or rare story. Be careful what you wish for, you may get more than you bargained for.