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ok. so Obama won.
i was never a big fan of him(in fact i was rather disgusted with the whole bunch). i dont cast my vote on party lines, cult of personality, or skin tone. but! at least Palin won't be in office!
i try to cast my vote on who i feel can actually perform the duties of the office, so lets hope this will be an historic election, not just the first black president, but a president who can ACTUALLY preform those said duties. we havent had one of those in nearly too long.
that being said, i dont feel the office of president is quite as powerful a force of change as everyone assumes. congress and the senate is the ones who actually pass the laws, so keep that in mind the next couple of years. and place your vote accordingly.
also, i foresee one big little hurtle for obamas first really major duties. helping to alleviate the national deficit. thats gonna mean taxes! and that'll mean all the republicans and most of the democrats are gonna be bitching. one president can cause the problem, but the next is gonna have to take care of it. and in the case of taxes, its always the one who raises them that gets the blame...no one sees past the present, into the cause and effect or looks towards the long term.
i was never a big fan of him(in fact i was rather disgusted with the whole bunch). i dont cast my vote on party lines, cult of personality, or skin tone. but! at least Palin won't be in office!
i try to cast my vote on who i feel can actually perform the duties of the office, so lets hope this will be an historic election, not just the first black president, but a president who can ACTUALLY preform those said duties. we havent had one of those in nearly too long.
that being said, i dont feel the office of president is quite as powerful a force of change as everyone assumes. congress and the senate is the ones who actually pass the laws, so keep that in mind the next couple of years. and place your vote accordingly.
also, i foresee one big little hurtle for obamas first really major duties. helping to alleviate the national deficit. thats gonna mean taxes! and that'll mean all the republicans and most of the democrats are gonna be bitching. one president can cause the problem, but the next is gonna have to take care of it. and in the case of taxes, its always the one who raises them that gets the blame...no one sees past the present, into the cause and effect or looks towards the long term.