Happy Obama Day!!
I can’t contain my good feelings today. I have struggled for a long time with my affection for soon-to-be President Obama. Oh, I was always going to vote for him, but I’m cynical and realistic enough to know that no politician is ever as saintly as they appear. It’s clear that he’s an ambitious man (you can’t be president unless you are, and certainly not at so young and age), and I didn’t want to get sucked in to the mentality that he’s this perfect, amazing leader who is going fix all our problems and never lie, or have a scandal, or do any of things all our previous presidents and senators have done.
But finally I realized something… Obama has not ever said or done anything that made me uncomfortable, hinted at dishonesty, or shown anything other than good intentions, extreme intelligence and realism. If there were skeletons in his closet, they would have been found by now. There are things I don’t agree with him about, but I always feel his views are coming from a compassionate and pragmatic place. This makes him either exactly who I want to believe he is, or the world’s best actor. And even if he is the latter (and not that I really believe that), does it really make a difference as long as he keeps doing the things we need him to do? Probably not.
So I for one am choosing to believe in this man – not that he is perfect, but just that he is essentially honest, smart, caring, and will do the best he can for our country while he’s in office. I don’t know if anyone could fix all the problems we have in 4-8 year, but I think he has the best shot at if. So I am giving in. Obama has my complete support, and yes my love and trust as well – something I have never given to any politician before – on his inauguration day. I only wish I could be there to see it in person!
I even ordered my inauguration t-shirt from Rock the Vote via CafePress, because I just can’t resist anymore. I want everyone to know how I feel!
If you, like me, don’t deign to have TV in your home (or are stuck at work, also like me!) you can watch it live online through Cnn.com and Facebook and many other major news outlets.
So that’s it…and please don’t break my heart, Mr. President!
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