I must say I'm puzzled by those who are criticizing and using the words "hero worship" to describe the feel good sentiments about President Obama and his family.

I've read a lot of the posts and have been thinking about it - what I actually feel I look at the sappy pics, watch video clips and see OUR president on TV. One word sums it up - Pride.

Let me explain....

For 8 long years we were abused and suffered at the hands of a dictatorial maniac and his political party. We were accused of being unpatriotic and told to shut up and sit down. We were lied to and dragged into an illegal war. A lot of us worked long and hard to elect Kerry in 2004; we were so sure the man sitting in the WH would not be 're-elected' for another 4 years. We were sorely mistaken.

With 2008 came a new hope - we had a chance to defeat the Republicans and get our man (or woman) elected. Some of us were behind Obama from the beginning, others eventually came around and once the primaries were over, we united behind our candidate and did everything we could to elect him. There were times, dismal times, since 2000 that I thought we'd never be able to defeat the Republican hate machine and they'd continue their assault on this country. But victory was ours - we handily defeated McCain and elected a young, charismatic and gifted man as President. A Democrat.

I can't help but feel proud of Obama and all Democrats; for overcoming the Republican hate machine and the media to succeed in 2008. I can't help but feel proud over the passage of the stimulus bill after only 3 weeks in office.
I can't help but feel proud to watch the Obama family make their way as the First Family. And yes, I really enjoy the photos.

There's nothing wrong with feeling this way. All Democrats deserve to gloat a little and beam with pride; we are responsible for electing a man of integrity and wisdom to lead this country out of the darkness of the past 8 years. Expectations are great and he needs our help if he is to be successful. I will continue to support Obama realizing he is human and may stumble along the way.


So be proud Democrats. It's OK. Really.



P.S. I won't be around to reply until later but I wanted to write this before I got side-tracked.