I've been reflecting on Sunday's incident with George Bush and the shoes that were launched at his head. Yes, I did laugh at first. However, this is a grave matter that speaks to deep-rooted issues.

I don't condone that man's actions. I don't. No matter how much I despise George Bush, and believe me, I really, really do.

Yet, I find myself frustrated because I do want George Bush confronted, but, in a non-aggressive way. It really gets my goat to know that on January 20, he'll walk out of office without a care in, or for, the world.

Therefore, if we could do Sunday over, this is what I would have liked to have happened. As George Bush walked the desolated and destroyed streets of Iraq, I would have liked a young, Iraqi child to approach him and ask, " President Bush, I want you to know how it feels to walk in my shoes."

Would George Bush be brandishing that smarmy grin if he had to live in the nightmare that has become Iraq? Would he be as good at ducking mortar bombs as he is shoes? Would he shed a tear for the close to one million Iraqi civilians that have been killed over the course of the war the way that he did when speaking about his father at a Yale graduation last week? Would he admit that it was all a mistake? That in fact, Iraq is mission failed, not accomplished?

No, he wouldn't feel any of these things because Georgey Boy prefers the out-of-sight-out-of-mind mentality. That's why I loathe him.

I have no respect for George Bush. However,I deeply respect the office of the president. Therefore, it was terrible for anyone to threaten and or disrespect that office, even when it is an idiot is at the helm.

Let's all flashback to that amazing moment 43 days agao when Barack Obama was elected our next president.

Yay for Barack! Yay for the country! Yay for Democrats!

After what seems like pure laziness on behalf of the Democratic Party in both the 2000 and 2004 election, I was delighted with the party's iniative and both rapid and desperately-needed turnaround. The future of our party was looking bright.

Until....

My readers who are not Massachusetts residents may not be aware, both those that are know perfectly well that corruption within the Democratic party has been alleged on both the city and state levels. The Illinois governor, Rob Blagojevich ( I had to copy and past that one!), is on the cusp of being impeached for allegedly seeking favors in return for appointing a new Senator to fill Obama's vacant seat.

Come on! Get your acts together! The party has worked too hard to reshape it's image. They're not only making the party look bad, they're casting a shadow on Obama's historic transition into the White House.

Is the party fastly becoming greedy and corrupt? Or, are they just becoming lazy? Maybe all of the spotlight on corrupt Democrats is a way of clearing out the ones that are making everyone else look bad.

Obama winning this election was monumental and amazing. Yet, this is only the beginning. We can't rest on our laurels simply because he won. The whole reason he was elected was because he inspired the force of change that the majority of the country so desperately wants.

That change cannot soley rest on Obama's shoulders. It is up to us as well. Keep talking, stay informed and most importantly, continue to do your part. Your voice in our government is not confined to every four years.

Living in a Democracy is a gift. Treat it as such.