How It All Turned Out
Everyone I voted for won. That's a first.
Amazingly enough, a black man is now President of the USA. While racism is alive and well, its stature has diminished enough that it is no longer an insurmountable obstacle to the highest office in the land. As of 2:45 PM today, 7 million more Americans chose Obama over McCain. If Jesse Jackson's tears of joy last night are any indication, then MLK and Malcolm X would be proud.
Obama's charisma and ability to inspire people reminds me of JFK. Kennedy challenged America to put a man on the Moon and serve their country through the Peace Corps. But while he rose to the challenge put forth by Khrushchev in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the escalation of our involvement in Vietnam, and the rise of Iraq's Baathist Party all happened on his watch. Hopefully, Obama will leave a better legacy.
Obama would've had a tough enough time as President dealing with the defeated, yet still living, Republican party, but he faces extreme challenges on just about every political front possible. How he faces those challenges will be scrutinized like no president before him.
I wish him the best of luck.
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DED
Amazingly enough, a black man is now President of the USA. While racism is alive and well, its stature has diminished enough that it is no longer an insurmountable obstacle to the highest office in the land. As of 2:45 PM today, 7 million more Americans chose Obama over McCain. If Jesse Jackson's tears of joy last night are any indication, then MLK and Malcolm X would be proud.
Obama's charisma and ability to inspire people reminds me of JFK. Kennedy challenged America to put a man on the Moon and serve their country through the Peace Corps. But while he rose to the challenge put forth by Khrushchev in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the escalation of our involvement in Vietnam, and the rise of Iraq's Baathist Party all happened on his watch. Hopefully, Obama will leave a better legacy.
Obama would've had a tough enough time as President dealing with the defeated, yet still living, Republican party, but he faces extreme challenges on just about every political front possible. How he faces those challenges will be scrutinized like no president before him.
I wish him the best of luck.
\_/
DED
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