President Obama

January 7, 2009: Because his Inauguration is coming up, I thought I would take a moment and congratulate the former senator for winning the election. Although he hasn’t been able to step into the shoes of commander-in-chief yet, I’m already hopeful that he’ll help pull America out of the many messes that our current president has put us in.  Seriously, any guy who went from being an impoverished child to a well-respected senator deserves recognition. And while I do not think that how far a person advances in life should be a primary factor in the presidential election, I do think that it says a lot about the person’s intelligence and work ethics. Between him and McCain, Obama seemed like the best candidate because of his powerful communication skills  (when you represent about 300 million people in the eyes of other countries, being able to talk effectively is rather important), his excellent choice in a vice president, and his grounded political views. Okay, I admit, as far as political views go, that is more of a personal thing.  What I might think is a good idea someone else could think is incredibly horrible. I would have taken that into consideration If McCain had chosen Mick Romney as the Republican vice presidential candidate, because I respect both candidates. But I really did not want Sarah Palin to be vice president. The woman has no clue how to be. Don’t get me wrong, she is smart and ambitious. But she just doesn’t have the knowledge or experience to take on such a huge job. Her interviews were awful, she didn’t know how to answer questions or even how to make herself look good (forget beauty, looking good as a v.p. candidate is all about the brains). Biden, on the other hand, was just as good at handling interviews as Obama, and from the comments that the two candidates gave I am confident that they will both represent American interests very well. So congratulations Obama, here’s to four years of a wonderful presidency!