So angry!

Not me. No, right now I can't say that I'm angry about anything and I hope to keep it that way. I know that prior to Barak Obama's election as president that many conservatives, including Roman Catholics, said that Obama was the wrong choice for president. Enough folks, including Roman Catholics and evangelical Christians disagreed. The fact that a small minority of Catholics, claiming the title "authentic Catholics," would have us believe that they speak for all Catholics, and the fact that not all people of faith agree on everything, are subjects for another post.

Lately, I've heard a lot of conservatives on the radio talking about Obama as if he were the anti-Christ foretold in the Apocalypse of St. John 13:17-18. Others have practically labeled him a communist. It just seems as though this nation is becoming more and more divided each day. I do not agree with Obama or the Democrats on every issue. In fact, there are many issues I don't agree about just as I don't agree with Republicans on many issues. What concerns me, however, is the level of anger and, dare I say, hatred people have for our president.

Some of it I believe is racism, pure and simple. They're angry that an African American won the presidency. Also, many people are angry that the Republican Party failed to retain its control over the White House and Congress. Who better to be angry at than the Democrats?

What this nation needs now more than ever is reconciliation and cooperation. Both sides will have to give a little, which means that giving nothing and expecting the other side to give it all is not going to work. Remember that people called FDR a socialist. That is the same thing people are calling Obama.

R.C.T.J.W.F.

I've just opened another one of the selections we picked up at Trader Joe's last weekend. It's R.C.T.J.W.F. 2006 Petite Sirah. The Acronym stands for "Really Cool Trader Joe's Wine Find," and I think it lives up to it's name. The label, which you'll see if you follow the link, looks like a post-it note. Nice.