Obama and the loss of innocence

Well, We have now all heard at least parts of last night's "great speech."

Long awaited, it has now been dissected and reacted to by the pundits. Bottom line President Obama will continue Bush policies in Afghanistan. It is likely that the criminals that preceded the president in the White House were successful in locking the nation into that course.

My 2 cents.

I think the twit Chris Matthews stumbled on the key phrase; ‘America is no longer as innocent as in the days of FDR.’ or something close to that. While Matthews seemed genuinely confused over the metaphor Ron Reagan gave a passionate interpretation applied to the mood of the nation.

I think Obama was speaking more for his own state of mind than interpreting the mood of the nation.

As any woman knows. You lose your innocence when you get screwed. The days of the Great Depression were in my view when Americans lost their innocence. When FDR came into office we were realizing we had been screwed. With his compassion and enduring optimism he certainly strove to reverse that.

But we all know, once screwed you can’t go back. Fasten your seat belts.