On November 4th, 2008, the two tickets running for president and vice president of the US were set to make history. Either the first female VP and the oldest guy to be elected for a first term or the first African American to be president of the US. The former represented to many voters and many people around the world a continuation of the policies that have almost brought this country to its knees over the last 8 years. The latter in Barack Obama and Joe Biden won the election in an electoral college landslide and a majority in the popular vote which looks to be about 52% - 48%, closer than many of the polls were predicting.
Can Obama deliver on his campaign promises. We’ll see. Does he in fact bring “change” to Washington, we’ll have to see. He talks a good game and he seems to prefer dialog to violence which will be a big step forward for this country. He won over lots of states that typically fall to the GOP. After the last 8 years (and particularly the last 4) of economic failures, massive war spending, a decline in the heath, education and infrastructure systems in the US, we’ve got a new perspective.
It’s not going ot be an easy road since the country and many of its citizens are broke but we’ve got some fresh blood in the White House. Enjoy being a part of this historic day and enjoy looking forward to new ideas, new approaches and a US president who at least seems committed to building the United States back up to what it once was and becoming a better, more respected and more integrated global citizen.
Tags: 2008 presidential election, change in washington, mccain loses, obama 2008, obama biden
Leave a Reply