A New Hope

• I don't want to focus on race... in the recent electoral 'races' except its so historic that I can't NOT talk about it. I never thought that it was impossible, but I just never thought our country as a whole would embrace this kind of change. I'm excited and happy to know that they have. Its a symbol of our progression and it has renewed my optimism for a better tomorrow. The road to an improved economy will not easy, but it can only get better.
  

• I heard this wonderful interview with Bill Moyers on NPR -- go listen if you have time. " Bill Moyers' View Of Contemporary America." My favorite quote:

The reputation of this administration and you'll hear this from many republicans is of incompetence, corruption and cronyism. . . it will be a long time before the country recovers from 8 years of so destructive public policy

• And... my fellow attorney - Terrance Carroll is the new Colorado Speaker of the House. He's such a great guy and he was raised in the poor neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. by his grandmother - who was a former slave. He is incredibly intelligent, moral, fair, and he's even an ordained minister. Congrats!!!

Update: I finally saw T. Carroll this week. I was able to congratulate him -- and best of all -- he actually remembered me. I'm not just a supporter of his, but an actual "acquaintance." Oddly enough -- I had to research legislative history about a law in one of our opinions this week. Out of all the bills, in all the session laws, and in all the legislative history of this state, I quoted him speaking about this particular issue in the opinion... watch for it on westlaw.