New Day In America and a clean PC

I haven't been posting since two days ago because my PC crashed. Part of doing what I do when emails come in from strangers and I happen to trust a wrong email from the wrong place. So the system is totally clean, fresh and most of my files are gone. For the most part, the really important files are restored, like my book, my videos and most of my pictures. The rest, well, I'll just have to start all over again.

Pretty ironic the entire nation is doing the same today. The really important things are held dearly to the people of this nation. The rest, well, we'll just have to start all over again with a fresh new look at what we value, what we need and what we hope to become.

During the time we work on computers, we have to decide what is valuable and what we need to save. We know it's part of who we are and we may never be able to replace what was lost along the way. There are several things I know are gone forever from my PC but I will carry on moving forward and finding new things to add into what I have. We're all about to do the same from coast to coast.

We just said good-bye to one president and most of us are glad his term in office has ended. We have a new President and President Obama has already restored some files we thought could have been lost forever. He brought back hope and optimism. He brought back the idea that we are one nation, rise or fall, together and it's not about the rich and powerful taking while the poor give. It's about all of us giving, learning, thinking, growing and contributing. It's about sharing as well.

One of the amazing things about President Obama is that he made a promise to the veterans of this nation. A promise most of them don't even know was made because the media didn't broadcast it. He promised to take care of the veterans and the veterans wounded by PTSD. Obama made a trip to the Montana National Guard because a soldier committed suicide. His name was Chris Dana. Because of his death, the commanders of the National Guard decided to take action. They developed their own program for PTSD called Picking Up The Pieces. Obama heard about this program and while he was running for the presidency, he went to find out more about it. He promised Dana's family that if he were elected, he would take this program across the entire nation to address the PTSD crisis.

Obama did a lot of things quietly. I know a lot of veterans on the Republican side. They are shocked when I tell them how hopeful I am with Obama as president. He had the opportunity to go onto any committee he wanted but made the choice to go onto the Veterans Affairs committee because he said that was where his heart was. The veterans now have a friend in the Oval office. As for what took place before, they need only to Google Bush and the VA to get their answers. It was a deplorable record from start to finish.

We have a lot to be very hopeful now. I'll keep my eyes on President Obama and the congress, just as I have before, but I can tell you that there has not been another man like Obama entering into the presidency since the Truman years. He had over 9% of his budget dedicated to veterans. Every other president since has reduced it. Bush, well, he butchered it and was forced to do anything for veterans. All the increases were done no matter how hard he objected.