Ever since Obama has appeared on the scene, making his run for the office of President of The United States of America, the media and many of the people in this country, as well as many around the world, have hailed him as "THE ONE", "The Messiah", "The Best Thing To Happen To America Since Abraham Lincoln", "The One Who Is Going To Fix What Has Been Wrong With This Country", and so on... Was all of the hype behind Obama relevant or has it been for all of the wrong reasons. As time goes by, we are finding that it just may have more to do with the latter.
During his campaign, and even before he was selected for the Democratic Nominee, he continually kicked sand in the faces of those he competed against, his own colleagues, for their radical ideals, for their lack of commitment to the positions for which they were elected, for their lack of understanding of the general welfare of the people, for their voting record on the issues that have a direct effect on the people, for their negligence of the stewardship of the people's money, for their impedance upon the very rights, liberties, and freedoms of the American people and their way of life, and so on...
Then during the Presidential campaign, he continuously slammed his opponent for basically the same things, as well as, and for his interest in continuing in the way things have been in the political realm in Washington DC. He vowed to the American people that he would not continue in the ways of the past, but would bring a new and better form of government to Washington, and he was about to "Bring To America the Hope And Change We Have Been Longing For". Well, as we now know, he achieved his goal in attaining the Presidency, but have things actually changed for the betterment of the American people and the country as a whole?
It was a very important and historic event for the United States of America and for the people of this country, and I, as well as for many, am very proud in the fact that America has overcome much of it's past differences and have allowed an African-American to be elected as President of The United States of America. What a day and age in which we live. But, I ask you, Did we actually get what we wanted or hoped to achieve? Did we just get more of the same, in the hopes it would be different? Or in reality, did we, as we attempted to achieve Hope And Change, actually get much worse? It seems as though, day by day, more and more, even those of whom supported Obama, including many in the media, we may have set ourselves on a course for disaster, to which there may be no way to turn around. The same reckless spending, impedance on our very Rights, Freedoms, Liberties, and the blatant disregard for The Will of The People and Our Way of Life to which he campaigned against, seems to be, not only continuing. but have been ensued at a much more rapid pace. How much of this or how long can we allow this to continue to happen? I do not believe that we can afford to sit back and allow this to go on for any length of time. The longer this goes on, the more irreversible damage is occurring and no options for repair is available.
It seems that no matter which party is in office or in control, the same old same old continues. They say what we want to hear and have no intentions on doing what they say. The allegiance to the party overrules everything else. We The People have to take a stand and get ourselves out of this mess and it doesn't look as though any of the current politicians or parties are willing or able to do so. There has to be another option, maybe a real working person, someone who has actually had to live in this country and has had to pay their taxes and live on a budget to pay their bills and buy groceries.
It seems that the Honeymoon between Obama, those of whom supported him and the media that personified him, just may be over and the divorce is on it's way!
Keep an eye on the horizon, there just may be someone that will be able to achieve what is actually in the best interest of the people. Until then, God Bless all of you and God Bless The United States of America.
Eugene Weatherford 02/26/09
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