Living Up to the Hype
There has been so much hype surrounding President Obama. So much, in fact, that I really hope he can live up to it.
On Inauguration Day, people milled about in their Obama shirts, chanting, saying things like, "I can already feel change!" and "I'm proud to be an American today". I have ALWAYS been proud to be an American and I don't need a new president to convince me.
As for feeling "change", I don't. And I doubt that anyone of us will. Obama has some good ideas, but it isn't solely up to him to execute the changes. What's going to happen is what ALWAYS happens - promises made, dreams dreamt and a big fat nothing.
Maybe I'm cynical or maybe I'm naive, but I don't see Obama as some kind of "magic potion". It KILLS me that people think he is. He may be a great guy. He may be what the world needs. But I think everyone is going to be disappointed. And that would be no matter who was elected.
On Inauguration Day, people milled about in their Obama shirts, chanting, saying things like, "I can already feel change!" and "I'm proud to be an American today". I have ALWAYS been proud to be an American and I don't need a new president to convince me.
As for feeling "change", I don't. And I doubt that anyone of us will. Obama has some good ideas, but it isn't solely up to him to execute the changes. What's going to happen is what ALWAYS happens - promises made, dreams dreamt and a big fat nothing.
Maybe I'm cynical or maybe I'm naive, but I don't see Obama as some kind of "magic potion". It KILLS me that people think he is. He may be a great guy. He may be what the world needs. But I think everyone is going to be disappointed. And that would be no matter who was elected.