Judge Sonia Sotomayor

As I sit watching the confirmation trial of Judge Sonia Sotomayor I cannot help but think how wonderful our country can be. We have an man of Kenyan descent in the White House, a possible woman of Puerto Rican descent on the Supreme Court, and one of the most successful rappers is a white guy, LOL! There is so much possibility here. I love this country. I am not putting on a blindfold to the great issues to which our country is still lacking. I know we have yet to achieve the ability for openly gay and lesbian Americans to serve their country's military. We still have a biased federal DOMA that denies the civil rights of hundreds of thousands of Americans. We still face daunting task of changing the hearts and minds of the numerous hate groups within our own borders, not to mention terrorists abroad. Our teachers are desperately underpaid and our schools are inadequately funded. We are still a country that depends on sickcare not healthcare, with tens of millions of Americans uninsured and tens of millions more underinsured. But there is hope, change is not only coming it is here! This is a nation founded on change, progress, and freedom! Where we look out for our fellow man and respect each others individual rights and freedoms! Thank G-d for this Great United States of America!

Kol Tuv,

Matthew