Here's Hoping...

For the first time in, say, sixteen years, I feel optimistic about our state government. I choose to be optimistic and hope that Patrick grabs hold of some of those goals he's been reaching for. I hope that he will prove the cynical talking heads wrong and bring about effective change. I hope that he will breathe life into the public education system. I hope he will encourage new businesses to set up shop in the Commonwealth. I hope that the thousands of our citizens he brought in from the cold will engage with civic life in a meaningful way. I hope we all stop kvetching about our problems and start talking about solutions.

Here's to hope.