[Infowarrior] - Change!

[Richard Forno]

To the surprise of many here, I've kept pretty mum about politics this  
election season.  In keeping with that promise to myself, this likely  
will be my only comment about the election. I am an independent who  
voted for Obama, but don't agree with all his or his party's positions.

I think a major statement was issued to (and about) ourselves and the  
world last night, and I am optimistic that America finally has set  
itself up to move into the right direction both internally and  
externally.

It's up to the new Administration, Congress, and above all, the  
American People, to make it happen.  Last night should not be viewed  
as an emotional one-off historical event that we can ignore for a  
while as we often do when we think things are going our way and we get  
what we want.  We must seize the opportunity and exercise the effort  
it takes to help transform our expectations into realities.  Let's not  
outsource this opportunity lest we return to that from which we have  
just rejected -- and that includes ensuring an environment of  
intellectual and rhetorical tolerance on all sides as we debate and  
address the many issues facing our Nation in the coming years.

We've got an opportunity here --- but to steal a prayer from Alan  
Shepard as he waited to blast off on Mercury 1, "Dear Lord, please  
don't foul this up."

Onwards, and I hope, upwards.

-rick