Okay, so here I am writing about President-Elect Obama again.  I had told myself that I wouldn’t write anything about him for a while simply because I wrote so much about him during the election.  But, this post is important, so let me just dive right in.  I think the gay/lesbian community is getting downright pushy!  They are upset because Obama has chosen Pastor Rick Warren (author of the Purpose Driven Life and an advocate of the California ballot initiative banning gay marriage) to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.

Hello!  It’s his choice!  But, it seems just because the gay/lesbian community voted for Obama, they feel they have a right to tell him who he can choose to pray for him!  In fact, here’s what the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay rights organization, wrote to Obama about his selection of Warren, “By inviting Rick Warren to your inauguration, you have tarnished the view that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans have a place at your table.”

You know what I have to say about this?  Get over it!  A slew of people voted for Obama, from various backgrounds, but you don’t hear them making ridiculous demands of him!  Just think, what if Black people, who came out in droves for this man, started making demands of him?  Can you imagine the list?!  Here’s what you, the gay/lesbian community, have to realize:  President-Elect Obama is the president for everyone, not just for select groups of people.  Please let this concept sink in - you’ll feel much better and less stressed!  Now, in the infamous words of one of 7DayBuzz’s faithful commenters:  that’s all, I’m thru, pray my strength in the Lord.

Okay, so it’s been a few days now since history was made in America, but people are still talking about the election outcome.  Just in case you have been living under a rock, out in space, incommunicado, etc., America has elected its very first Black President:  President-Elect Barrack Obama!  I’m still in the WOW phase, how about you?

Although we’re finished with the election process, America is still plagued with all sorts of issues:  the economy is a hot mess, unemployment is at its highest in 14 years, the housing market is still terrible, yadda, yadda, yadda.  Based on the obvious, it goes without saying that President-Elect Obama has a lot on his plate right?  What I would like to know from you is:  What issue would you like for President-Elect Obama to tackle first?  Today, in his first press conference as President, he mentioned something about another stimulus package being passed to help the economy.  How do you feel about that?  Do you really think that’s going to help the economy?  I mean President Bush thought a stimulus package would help and uh, it hasn’t.

As stated above, President-Elect Obama has a lot to do, but from your perspective, what do you feel are the pressing issues that need immediate resolution?

Oh, although we’re still in dire times here, there is one silver lining that has emerged during these troubling times:  gas is now less than $3 per gallon.  In fact, in some places it’s less than $2 per gallon.  Yea!  Isn’t that wonderful?!