Velma's New Reality

The woman is unforgettable.  Velma Hart was the first African American woman to step forward and tell Barack Obama she was one of the 95% of his black voters teetering on the edge of being sorry she did.  Velma told Barack at a CNBC town hall meeting: I'm one of your middle class Americans. And quite frankly, I'm exhausted. Exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that I voted for. I've been told that I voted for a man who said he was going to change things in a meaningful way for the middle class. I'm one of those people. And I'm waiting, sir. I'm waiting. I don't feel it yet.  My husband and I joked for years that we thought we were well beyond the hot-dogs-and-beans era of our lives, but quite frankly, it's starting to knock on our door and ring true that that might be where we're headed again. And quite frankly, Mr. President, I need you to answer this honestly: Is this my new reality? Approaching the...(Read Full Post)