While I was getting ready this morning at the gym I paused to watch Obama address the nation about the economic crisis. His message was powerful, hopeful, and prepared us for a tough road ahead but also showed us the light at the end of the tunnel. It's been a long time since I've heard a President speak the way Obama does. Often when watching old time news reels of Kennedy and Roosevelt I marvel at how those President's addressed their nation. It was with authority but with a touch of humility. Perhaps that's not the best word. It's like they cared and working with the rest of America in the trenches to fix the problems and provide the best possible government.
The Bush Administration seems to be like a bunch of proud fools. Their attitude defensive and very indignant like they had every right to be there, earned and educated or not, and like the Presidency was some sort of award rather than a J-O-B. Ugh. How can our country rally behind a fool who speaks the way Bush does. No wonder we lost sight of what makes this country AWESOME. And I'm here to tell you, I think Obama is bringing sexy back. Not in the JT way, but he's going to motivate all of us to get America back where it needs to be - a strong, responsible country. We've become a nation where instant gratification and faking it trumps honest, hard work. Sounds like President Obama will restore our country to what it needs to be.
I noticed during his speech that many other ladies in the locker room were stopping what they were doing and gravitating towards the tv, unable to cast their glance away. It was like we were in the Obama Gravitational Pull. This is what I mean about the difference between Bush and Obama. Not only that, Obama asked us to put aside party differences and work together where it seemed the Bush Admin liked to pit the parties against each other which never solves anything, only creates more drama. No, Obama is here to change things and he's not going to let petty differences and personal agendas get in the way. For the first time, possibly ever, I really felt patriotic. It seems that Bush thinks that patriotism is bombing Muslim countries, racial profiling, shooting guns on vacation, wearing the flag all over, and keeping our troops overseas for world domination.
Today I saw different. Today I watched a man who I personally feels restores my faith in the government and this country that I am sooo, sooo, sooo proud to be a citizen too, Bush and all. So it is not with a heavy hand that I wave goodbye to the Bush Administration, in fact I'll even get the door so he can get the FUNK out!
2 comments:
It's a'comin girl, it's a'comin.
One thing I like about Obama's speeches is that he's not promising rose gardens. I'm not sure has much choice because there's such mess to clean up, but he's wise to be pro-active on that front IMO.
There are still Obama nay-sayers out there, just waiting to pounce on him for the first mistake or sign of less than perfect attendance. These are the same people who voted for George W. Bush twice.
Obama won't let these fools phase him, but I also believe him to be a wise man and with politics, comes a certain amount of posturing and he has little or no choice but to both:
a) forwarn the American public that it's about to get harder before it get's better and we as a community need to be responsible for our actions/spending/choices/etc...) because that's what good leaders do, they keep their constituants informed and kept abreast of issues at hand without hiding it like a bunch theives
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b) Is essentially covering his own ass and the ass of this new government he's trying to form because he knows, better then any of us, that his every move is being monitored with hope AND great scrutinty.
And bless him for bringing back the old school methodology of government speaking with RESPECT to it's public.
Thomas Jefferson said:
"People should not fear the government, the government should fear the people."
In an ideal world there should be no fear, but it seems to be it's time for this community to take it's government back from corruption and begin to heal the damage done.
Obama's got this. He's the man.
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