Well, its looking more and more like our next President will be Barack Obama. He's ahead in the polls, and electorally, he has many more options to get to 270 than McCain. In a way, I think this is a good thing. The optimist in me says that there must be some substance to Obama's rhetoric of hope.
Here, though, are my concerns:
1.) I do have reservations about Obama's experience, particularly in foreign affairs. In a way, I see him as analagous to JFK. Both are young, eloquent and inspiring. However, think back to the first few years of the JFK Presidency. People did test him. Khruschev ate him for lunch at Vienna. The Bay of Pigs was a disaster. I would hope that Obama doesn't suffer the same mistakes. I am comforted by the idea of Biden being there with him.
2.) I also have concerns about a liberal majority in the three branches. Divided government appeals to me. I can't see the Democrats not picking up seats in this election. The positive side of that is that Congress will actually do something. Hopefully, the solution wont be worse than the problem.
So, those are a couple of my concerns about an Obama win. Fear not, I have significant concerns about a McCain victory too, but I'll save those for a later post.
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I am glad to see that Barak Obana's likeliness of winning the election on November 4th is increasing everyday.
I do however, am skeptical of how Obama's 30 minute infomercial will be spun in the media. I am sure that newscasters and the McCain campaign will have something negative to say about it, and it could have a negative impact during the last few days of the election. On the other hand, this infomercial could really pull together the loose ends of this presidential election. It will be an interesting thing to see.
i disagree with u. i feel that McCain would be a better president just cuz of his exp. but Obama realliy sint a bad choice either. im eager to see what he does as president
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