Comments on: Let the disappointments begin http://ongoingprocess.net/let-the-disappointments-begin/ Spirit, geekness, and life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Travis http://ongoingprocess.net/let-the-disappointments-begin/#comment-33753 Travis Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:33:05 +0000 http://ongoingprocess.net/let-the-disappointments-begin/#comment-33753 A lot of people are up in arms about this, and I can definitely see why many are upset. Still, Obama is merely doing what he promised to do since the campaign began: he's reaching out to those who disagree with him, in this case the evangelical community. It would be hard to find an evangelical minister who is not anti-abortion and anti-gay, and Obama could have chosen a much, much worse representative. I'm neither happy nor disappointed in the least about the pick. I would prefer no minister at all and have Obama swear in on the Constitution rather than a Bible. But that's just me. Instead of focusing on the minister stuff, though, I choose to focus on the fact that for the first time since Clinton's inaugaration, we'll be having an inaugaral poet! Welcome back, arts and culture! A lot of people are up in arms about this, and I can definitely see why many are upset. Still, Obama is merely doing what he promised to do since the campaign began: he’s reaching out to those who disagree with him, in this case the evangelical community. It would be hard to find an evangelical minister who is not anti-abortion and anti-gay, and Obama could have chosen a much, much worse representative. I’m neither happy nor disappointed in the least about the pick. I would prefer no minister at all and have Obama swear in on the Constitution rather than a Bible. But that’s just me.

Instead of focusing on the minister stuff, though, I choose to focus on the fact that for the first time since Clinton’s inaugaration, we’ll be having an inaugaral poet! Welcome back, arts and culture!

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