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Well, yes it is true. Barack Obama is the President elect for the USA. Old news you may say. Well yes it is, I agree.
The world awaits the change that Obama has promised. Can he? Will he? What change can or will he be able to do with the political system and financial instability crisis facing the nation and the world?
I am not going to go into this debate very deeply. Time will give us the answers.
In the meantime I suggest taking as step back and reflecting on the good times that have been had the past 8 years or so. Of course it helps this deep introspection if we allow some lunatic like Robin Williams to help us along this path. Lunatic in this case is a good thing. He is an amazing comedian. Kind of like I say I may be crazy but only partially insane. He is off the charts!
So without further adieu Robin Williams on the US election…Priceless!
No doubt about it, the Obama campaign focusing on “Change” has resulted in other politicians using the “C” word in their campaigns now. On the Democratic side of things M (Momentum) clearly has swung to Barack Obama from Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton has been cooling his heels after taking some heat about his involvement in support of Hillary.
On the Republican side John McCain is way ahead with Mike Huckabee. Yet Huckabee refuses to go away. For now at least.
Of course the focus is on the excitement being generated by Obama. Some see the similarity to John Kennedy in Obama. Others say no to that but either way there is a great deal of excitement with what is happening and the prospects of change.
Speaking of John Kennedy, a man in BC Canada is claiming to be JFK’s “love child” and is married to a Canadian woman. The man reportedly goes by the name of Jack Worthington and is an American businessman now living in Canada. Wow. It will be interesting to see how this develops as well.
This is a big day, a super day, in the US, as it is “Super Tuesday” with many lining up to choose their candidate of choice in 22 states for the Democrats and 21 states for the Republicans. There is a great deal at stake today with an anticipated close vote between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. For the Republicans it appears John McCain is in the lead over Mitt Romney.
Winding up with the voting in California, it could be a very interesting day or evening.
Even the stars have gotten involved, such as Oprah Winfrey who is supporting Obama. Then again there is the governor of California, Arnold Swarzenegger, and his wife, Maria Shriver, who are divided on the issue. He is supporting McCain for the Republicans and she is supporting Obama, for the Democrats.
Households are divided over whom they will support. The most interesting situation is with the Democrats as it pits a black man running against a woman to become President. Either choice would be a first. Adding to this special situation is the fact that it is occurring between the front runners in one political party in the same year. Many people have been waiting a long time to have a highly regarded candidate and potential President from either “category”.
Many are torn with having to make that choice between the two. Sure it is said that race or gender does not matter. That may be a politically correct statement, yet the facts indicate otherwise.
So this is a big day indeed and it may or may not decide a winner as predictions of a close vote not giving anyone a clear path to the oval office. Then again, it just may do that.
As for those of us who are not participating in this historic event we still have a keen interest in who will become the next President.
The world as we know it may be at stake. Time for a change? You bet. Take your best shot now.
