Obama Said Knock You Out

Barack Obama has the opportunity of a lifetime.

It would be difficult to dream up a more daunting set of circumstances for a young Presidents first year in office - two failing wars, potential double digit unemployment, a sputtering economy in the middle of a severe recession, a record defecit, the worst financial crisis in seventy years, an energy crisis that is coming to a head and a nuclear Pakistan that is coming unglued.

Welcome to the Whitehouse.

I didn't vote for Obama because I agree with all of his views, or even a majority of them, because I don't. I voted for Obama because he's inspiring. I voted for Obama because I believe he has the ability to right many of the wrongs of the Bush fiasco. I voted for Obama because he will restore some of our standing in the world, the standing that Bush sqaundered with his arrogant hubris. I voted for Obama because he listens, he cares, he has vision. I can see all of those qualities in him. Or maybe I can feel them. In watching him speak, be it to 200,000 or a one-on-one interview, I don't ever remember feeling like he was insincere. He's a politician, sure, so some of what I've heard him say I've taken with a grain of salt, but I truly believe that he wants to change the world. And you have to get elected before you can accomplish anything.

So Barack Obama made history last night and took the first step. He did it by winning the trust and votes of over 63 million Americans. Last nights election restored some of my faith in this country. And that's good enough for now.

You've got 72 days to finalize your planning. Please don't fuck it up.