This month, just in case you’ve been under a rock, we inaugurated the first ever African American as President of this famed country. What remains to be seen is what this means for the country in many respects. I’ve held no punches in the past as to where my political bents lied, however I must now HOPE that President Obama and his era of CHANGE lead the country in the correct direction.
What I hope for most is the continued protection of our country against attack. I do not think that there is any more integral job for the President then to ensure the safety of our land.
Secondly, I hope for the economic strength to return – however this cannot be falsified by issuing new currency and inflating the severely damaged tire. The tire must first be repaired with correct oversight, a natural shaking out of the markets, and individual stimulus in the form of tax breaks/incentives among others. I am a firm believer that the President often receives too much credit or scorn for the economy, however the plan we seeing now is history repeating itself – be it the American Great Depression of 1929 or the more recent Japanese Depression of the 1990’s (incidentally, if you want to see a mirrored program look at the Japanese v. Obama plans – Japan’s failed miserably with several expensive stimulus packages!).
Thirdly, is the issue of a more Pro-Life direction. I hold no breath for this as we all know the extensive platform that Obama has laid out – however there is always hope!
We have a historic person in office right now, which is a testament to how far this country has come in basically a generation. However, what remains to be seen is if this is truly a new era, a correct change of direction or simply just another modern-day “say-anything-to-be-elected” politician of another color.
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I too am cautiously hopeful for a better America, even if we don’t agree on the best ways to get there, or even what a “better America” means. I do have to take issue with one thing you said:
“What I hope for most is the continued protection of our country against attack. I do not think that there is any more integral job for the President then to ensure the safety of our land.”
I’m with you for the first sentence, but I couldn’t disagree more with the second. When a president is sworn in, he promises to protect the Constitution of the United States, not the land or the people of the United States. Certainly, we should do whatever we can to prevent attacks, but never at the expense of the Constitution. Safety and security must never come at the expense of those principles that have made America a juicy target for terror in the first place.