Sanity is madness put to good use. – George Santayana
Archie Bunker Voted For Barack Obama
22Jan2009 Author: Mother Jones, RN
Do you remember the television show All in the Family? I remember an episode when Edith Bunker turned into a hormonal dingbat when she started going through menopause. Poor Archie. He didn’t know what to do. Edith was screaming and crying. Archie was going crazy, so he went up to Edith and said, “Ok, go ahead and do it. You’re going through the change, so CHANGE!”
Our economy is in a really bad place right now. We all want things to get better, but good times are no where in sight. I feel a little bit like Archie Bunker. I want things to change right now, because change isn’t coming fast enough for a lot of my patients. More people are homeless, and people who have never been unemployed before can’t find work and are unable to pay their bills. It’s been standing room only on my unit for the last couple of months. I really hope that President Obama delivers on his promises. There are a lot of people counting on him. All they have is hope.
I know that Archie would have voted for Obama after eight years of Bush. Even Archie can change. Yes he can.
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There has been a lot of chatter in the blogosphere about medical bloggers and HIPAA regulations so let me make this very clear: I write composite stories about many different people that I've cared for over the years.
Becky
January 24th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I am so glad to know that even Archie can change. There is hope and I am hoping some people who are still wearing blinders will be able to see it.
WhiteCoat
January 25th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Archie Bunker was one of my grandfather’s heroes. My grandfather had chronic pain from shingles on his chest and one of my fondest memories was sitting with him while he watched All in the Family and watching him laugh so hard that it made his side hurt. “Hahahaha … damn. Boohhahaha … oooh.”
I just worry that we are setting BO up for a failure by expecting so much of him when the country is in such a shambles.
tammy swofford
January 26th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Not pinning my hopes on such a young president with many grand sounding plans, but little experience in many areas requiring digilence and oversight.
The sad truth remains that many dwell with generational poverty due to poor choices, not lack of opportunity. That being said, I feel sorry for the ones who seem to have never developed a skill set beyond the basic survival mode.
Our area mall is sad. I see more homeless dozing on the benches early in the a.m. when the complex opens early for mall walkers.
Tammy
Chuck R.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
“More people are homeless, and people who have never been unemployed before can’t find work and are unable to pay their bills. ”
The manufacturing industry has been declining for 20 years. Most of the newly homeless are in the manufacturing industry. Why didn’t THEY change over the past 20 years and get a more stable job in a more stable industry? Why is it MY problem they made a bad decision to stay in mfg?
It’s sad to be homeless, but it’s not my fault they are homeless.
Mother Jones, RN
January 26th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
The people that I’m referring to aren’t blue collar folks. The newly unemployed that I’m talking about are college educated professionals. They were making BIG bucks before their world went bust.