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We must take back our land again,
America!

O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath--
America will be!

Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,
The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
We, the people, must redeem
The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
The mountains and the endless plain--
All, all the stretch of these great green states--
And make America again!

Hughes has said it better that most ever can. This reflects my feelings today. I am not the only Generation X(late)/Y(early) kid that has had a hard time taking politics seriously. However, I find it ever harder to make the typical snide comments I am used to making. I desperately do want change, but I am uncertain that Barack Obama will deliver. "Change you can believe in" et al., from the television. "Not fucking likely...." I chortle. "But... thanks for trying." I continue.

Good luck in Pennsylvania just the same, Senator. The world watches in delight.