America's 44th President

Come January 20, 2009 Americans will watch as Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America.

And now the tasks of fixing the country, with apparently so many problems that we forget we’re so much better off, now lies with President-elect Obama. Mr. Obama will have to keep true to his voice of change, and how this election year change is indeed more than just a slogan, even if other presidents have said the say thing before. He has to prove he can deliver change for the better and not change that means we don’t have a Republican in the Oval Office. The Voice of Hope was heard all across this country and we as a country have to pray that it’s not just hype or encouraging words.

President-elect Obama now has a huge burden to carry, as well as his fellow party members who are gaining seats. They are now responsible for a good portion of America’s choices and future, and they won’t be able to utter the words “failed Republican policies”. This is the time in our country where once again we know what politicians are made of. Do they really care? Do they really get it? Did I vote for the candidate who will speak for me, or did I just elect the next American Idol?

But also think of this, the candidate of change, Democrat or Republican, can promise you a brighter tomorrow, but something can come along that throws a curveball in their agenda. The American president is one person, one person being advised, one person who has to make hard decisions. So perhaps you should try pretending you were in their shoes. Jimmy Carter said many things that sound like what Mr. Obama said, but you don’t hear anyone talking about the glory days of the Carter administration. Many have labeled President Bush a failure, why don’t we wait a few years before we call that one. Also, and this is a little of topic, but while Mr. Bush’s approval ratings are low, Congress’ are even lower. So look up who makes the majority of congress for these past two years and explain that one to me, it seems a little weird about the American mindset.
But anyway, this is certainly an exciting time in American history, and there’s nothing wrong with supporting Mr. Obama even if you didn’t vote for him. Because if this country is devided, it’s time we get back together, something I hope we all could’ve done even if Sen. McCain had been elected America’s 44th President.

“I wish Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my president. And I call on all Americans, as I have often in this campaign, to not despair of our present difficulties, but to believe, always, in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here.
Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history.” - Sen. John McCain

“This is our moment. This is our time - to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth - that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we cant, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.” – President-elect Barack Obama