Hallelujah!

Let's just hope that this is the beginning of the end of her political career.

Enjoy this beautiful summer Sunday. I know I will!

Yesterday, during a White House press conference, President Obama remarked that the Cambridge Police who were involved in the arrest of acclaimed Harvard professor, Henry Louis Gates, " Acted stupidly". This comment has deeply offended both the Cambridge Police and millions of Americans, excluding this one of course.

This week's arrest of Gates is a stark reminder that this country has a LONG way to go in terms of fostering equal rights for people of color. Yes, a man of color is our president and yes, his election was an amazing milestone in the fight for equal treatment and representation for people of color in this country. However, it was just that, a step. We have at least a yellow brick road's worth of steps to go.

Loyal readers will know that I always demand consistent participation in our government. I continue to grow increasingly concerned that the very same country that worked their butts off getting Obama elected, are going about their business because they feel that they've accomplished their mission. Have we learned nothing from Bush? " Mission Accomplished" is a bunch of baloney. It was baloney in terms of the Iraq war and it's baloney to think that getting Obama elected was all we needed to do to attain the change that we all so desperately want ( and need). You owe it to Obama to support the president that you elected. You owe it to yourself to stand up and take part in your government because you have the luxury to.

You don't get rich sitting on your ass and your government won't hear or represent your voice when your mouth is shut. Change doesn't happen because we will it to. Change will only happen when we make it happen. And, we need it! We need it now as much as we did last November. Healthcare reform diplomacy, the economy and equal rights and justice are just the short list of government matters that requires our immediate attention and action.

So, we have a president that's no-nonsense enough to call a spade a spade. Or, in this case, a stupid cop, stupid. Americans have taken so much offense at the president's comment that they don't even stop to consider how enraged and offended Louis Gates was when a police officer entered his home, demanded identification and arrested him when he wouldn't take that situation lying down. In addition, those millions of Americans who cry " foul" at the president's remarks are yelling so loudly that they're not hearing the voices of the other millions of Americans who are tired of watching people of color fall victim to racial profiling and prejudice.

I still believe in Obama. He is intelligent, ambitious, caring and intolerant of ignorance. Yes, he called the Cambridge Police " stupid", however, I'd rather have Obama call a stupid person " stupid" than a stupid president say and do stupid things ( insert sigh of relief that Bush is no longer president here).

Have a great and stupid-free weekend!