Can we believe in change?

I feel very conflicted about the Obama victory. On one hand I am excited to have a President that will not be the center of jokes. Obama won't act like the village idiot, and he won't distance America from the rest of the world. He is a rebranding of America, and one that is way past due. His victory is also a clear indication that this country is a land of opportunity for people of all skin tones.

But what kind of opportunity are we talking about? Should I be excited that the plutocrats are no longer racists? Should I dance a little jig because a black man can sell out as easily as a white man? Because Obama has sold out, and that is why he won. The elite fear change, unless change is merely a slogan, and that slogan has been part of every Presidential campaign since the birth of this nation. Nothing ever changes though. I take that back... a little. One thing will change. Obama won't be the huge screw up that Bush was.

While Obama won't say or do the stupid things Bush did, he won't undo them either. He won't end the War on "Terrorism" (he will expand it), and he won't restore our civil liberties. In fact Obama is surrounded by key players that have helped create the mess we are in.

So lets give ourselves a pat on the back for electing the first Black President, but lets not forget that Obama offers us more of the same we got from Bush.