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November 4th, 2008 | Filed in: Blog | Share: Twitter / Facebook
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It remains to be seen. Barack Obama has been put in the unenviable position of inheriting some of the biggest messes our country has had to deal with since the last world war. We’re stuck right in the middle of the worst financial mess of this century. We have a large number of very divisive issues driving our country to greater and greater moral extremes; on both ends.
We’re a nation divided over principle and disappointed by our government. The approval ratings are in the toilet. Our international clout and supremacy are all but evaporated after a mess of a war and the collapse of ‘free-market capitalism’. We are no longer feared by those who hate us. Our military has become a para-governmental organization with corruption and war profiteering on every level. The military-industrial complex combined with our increasing appetite for government entitlement programs and other services that we ‘have a right to’ have created a bloated, bureaucratic, self-serving, and unsustainable form of government that no longer fears the people who’s rights it is designed to protect.
On the other had, no other president has come into office in recent memory with as many opportunities as have been afforded Mr. Obama. The Bush administration expanded the powers of the office of the President to such a degree that the new Commander-In-Chief will have virtually free rein to make out nation as he sees fit. The double edged sword of that power is that any decision he makes, right or wrong, whatever the consequences, will be made a reality with little or no checks to his actions.
As an economist, he’s said nothing that would give me any reason to believe he’ll make a SINGLE good decision regarding the economic future of our country. His rhetoric wasn’t simply unsettling, it has been terrifying. At this crossroad in our nation’s history, the decisions of the largest single entity in the market, our government, will determine if this is a ‘credit crunch’ or the ‘Second Depression’. Bad judgment calls here will be crippling to not only our nation, but the world economy as well. He has touted populist ideas to win votes and inspire the people, as do all politicians, but the implications of his promises are far more sinister than most are willing to admit.
Through all this, his campaign has proven that he is a capable leader and strategist. He trounced a senior senator with an incredibly honorable track record and an impressive resume. He has virtually no experience, but has shown more prowess and grace in his campaign than any campaign I personally have ever seen before. Electing Obama has been a huge gamble. While the signs are promising, that’s all we have.
I honestly Hope for Change, and I pray he’s given the judgment to steer the course our country needs, not the one he’s outlined for the voters.
That is all
Has he lived up to expectations so far? Great world leader but real achievements???
Change we got. Not the change I want or wanted. I voted for him and am now very sorry and wish I could take it back.