Black Friday!

It is hard to believe that there is actually a day called Black Friday. I had no idea what it meant, I knew that it had something to do with the Friday after Thanksgiving where everyone wakes up early and goes shopping. Do you actually know why it is called Black Friday? The meaning of Black Friday is that the retailers are turning a profit. I think that it is amazing that even with this economy and how bad it is there were still lines out the door and stores were still having such big discounts and sales. I went to Old Orchard at 7:30am and it was really crowded already. There were great deals and everyone there had at least two big bags walking around. I think that it is cool that even though the economy is down, people still have traditions of going shopping for their Christmas presents on that day and will follow through with their tradition no matter what. I was looking at the Newspaper and all the articles were talking about how much stores made during Black Friday, and the articles all made it sound like they were surprised. I know people who woke up at 4am because that's what they do every year, and wait in line for the stores to open. Even the bad economy and things going on people still need Christmas presents and still want to do what they have done all along. One thing that some one did a long time ago, has turned into an unofficial holiday that people have traditions for. Do you think that anything even such a bad economy can stop people from living out traditions?

Thanksgiving

It is funny to see what different people do on Thanksgiving day. There are the classic traditions that most people do which is the typical Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and pumpkin pie. But what about on the day and the day after. I know that in my family we play football during the day, that has been a tradition in my family since my older brother was little. I can't even imagine a Thanksgiving without football. There are so many different traditions that people do on different holidays and I personally think that it is really cool to see what different people do. Some people put up their Christmas lights and others wake up at 4 am Friday morning and go to all the sales. What are some of the traditions that your family has? What does tradition mean to you?

Our most hated President

Most people do not like our current president George W. Bush. He has the worst approval rating of any president that we have had in the history of our country. Bush's approval rating is less than 27%. We all know that when George W. Bush was first running for president against Gore, he lost the popular vote and barely won the electoral vote. If I was Bush and barely won the election the first time running, why would he think that he would win again and how did he win again, and how could he think that people would like him. If I were president and I was George W. Bush right now I would hate myself for not being the best that I could be and that I let my country down. If I were Bush right now I would be happy that my term was over and someone else was going to take over and fix my mistakes. At the same time I feel bad for Obama because now he has to go and fix all the mistakes that Bush made. I wonder what I would be thinking if I were George W. Bush and my job was over and people hated me.

What does the President do unitl January?

As many people know, Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States of America last night. I have always wondered what happens, between the time that the President is elected, and the inauguration. The Presidents inauguration ball is in January and the election is in November. It doesn't make sense to me. Especially now because of all the technology, they know that night who will be our next president. Years ago when there were no computers, I could understand why they would wait so long, because it took longer to see who was going to be the next president. I am sure that in the months of transition there is a lot of things that are going on and that both the soon to be President, and the soon to be Ex-President, are both working very hard together and apart to make sure that our country is safe. I know that there are meetings between the old President and the new President, but why wait so long to actually move into the white house?
If I was just elected president like Obama, I would not know how to feel. A President elect, has so much power and influence without technically being our president yet. What if you were just elected President and you had to wait to actually go to the white house and move in. How would you feel in those months in between. What do you do to prepare?