Barack Obama Is The New President of the United States, and I Could Not Be Happier
This is just amazing. This is the type of thing that we’ll be telling our grandchildren about in the years to come. (Especially if you were lucky enough - as I was not - to be in Grant Park, Chicago last night.)
For me, there are three things about this that make me extremely happy, almost giddy.
- America’s international stature: renewed For a long time, when I was overseas, I felt apologetic about being an American. I was embarrassed by my president and ashamed for my country’s actions. At the time, during George W. Bush’s terms in office, my country’s president and actions reflected poorly upon me. I have confidence that that will no longer be the case with an Obama presidency.
- Barack Obama is smart Not only was he the president of the Harvard law Review, but he taught Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago. As a former law student, I feel I know a little bit about how hard that is to do, but how important it is as well. The man fully understands the Constitution, and he understands the historical importance of the the President in interpreting it. For once, it seems, we’ll have a President and (hopefully) a Cabinet that will respect the Constitution, because they know it, understand it, and love it. That’s amazing.
- Everything else He’s 50-some years old, but he plays basketball like a champ. We’ll have two little kids in the White House again. Children growing up in foreign countries will see the American president on TV and think, “That man looks just like me.” Michelle Obama is one of the classiest ladies I’ve seen, period. He’s an actual, practicing Christian, who believes that God calls us to take care of the poor. The list goes on and on…
Thank you America, and may God bless Barack Obama.
Posted on Nov 05, 2008 - 02:02 PM
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