Why The Next Four Years Give Me Hope

For once in a long time I think we will have a president who listens to the knowledgeable people. One who, when solving the economic problems, will listen to all economists, not just the vocal few, who, when attempting to improve health care, will listen to insurance companies and doctors who understand the system. He will not listen the way bureaucrats listen, i.e. he will not attempt to assign blame or attempt to cover his ass. He will make the decisions that will work. Barrack Obama is change and we can believe in him.

Barrack Obama strikes me as very similar to another skinny man from Illinois, whom also became a great president. I am speaking of course of Abraham Lincoln. Both men were/are well educated and well spoken. However while Abraham Lincoln was unfortunate enough to experience a dividing affect on America, I think that Obama will unify us as a country. He will be able to stabilize this country and this economy. He will be able to see past all the bullshit people say about the war, health care, and energy and he will be able to make the right decisions. He has the charisma that people need to comfort them and the intelligence required to lead them.

It’s not that John McCain is a bad man or a dumb man. He is just the same man that we’ve had for the past couple presidencies. People change and so must presidents. McCain only appeared to shoot himself in the foot because he couldn’t compete with Obama’s methods. Obama accurately represented the yuppies. He knew how to reach that group better than ever. The young demographic is highly idealistic and highly motivated. The main reason I think most had not voted in the past is because simply no candidate represented them. Obama basically came along and said I hear you, I agree there is a problem and I will do my best to fix it. He reached out to them we saw the importance of the internet he appeared modern and open minded. other politicians try and cover their asses and get a few votes from every demographic. Obama chose a select few demographics and sided with them. Look at the electoral division. Obama got most of the states with major urban centers NY, IL, CA, PA, etc. The only reason he won Colorado is probably because of the Denver-Boulder area.

McCain supporters need to look past all the much that was slung during the campaigns and accept that Obama is not a socialist or a terrorist. His plan for economic reform redistributes wealth. His plans are not socialist he is using taxes to encourage behavior, that is no more socialist than McCain’s plan. Other claim Obama has not been tested. What exactly does that mean? McCain has run for president multiple times and he was found wanting. How much testing had our founding fathers undergone? They were influential people who had never actually run a country before. Others have issue with Obama’s “elitist” nature. Yes Obama grew up in Chicago not some small town but then neither did McCain. Yes Obama is not a simple man; he is not Joe the plumber or Bob the whatever. He is a leader. I don’t want a plumber in the white house I want an extraordinary man; I want the best this country has to offer.