Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Barry O

So, there are a lot of griping (particularly from the LDS community) about our brand-spanking-new Pres. O- apparently a lot of peeps are annoyed at the "hope" this new presidency brings to the U.S. people. Yea, because hope is something pubes simply aren't used to feeling from their party. I keep hearing comments like "people think everything's gonna change over night b/c of Obama, but it won't" blah blah blah and the like. Obv, it should be a given that things will take a long time to change, and most likely few changes will be made even within the first term.  Believe it or not, some misinformed people out there think now that Obama is in we are all going to be millionaires- literally. Kid you not. Wave a magic wand and all of Bush's wreckage (and then some) is going to be gone. 

I prefer to appeal to Obama himself, in something he said during his inauguration address. As he was talking about change, I was thinking of JFK's famous quote: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" and just as I was thinking that, President Barry pretty much said the same thing in his own words, inviting all Americans to go forward looking for ways to accelerate change. I was like "A-freaking-men"! Change depends on how much we, the American people want it, and what we do to facilitate that change. There's very little Obama can do as president- really, he doesn't have as much power as we think to actually physically do things, but one thing he can do is generate hope for us to grab onto. Can you see how people have become so hopeful lately? Optimistic? Things are going to get better, or so we think. And sometimes the right attitude makes all the difference. Economists always talk about consumer confidence and its impact on the market. Confidence can definitely facilitate good things. Again, like I said before, we still need to work for it, as there's little that the government can do, but I am glad most people approve of Obama. 


4 comments:

Taunalee said...
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Rin said...

Good words! I love how so many people can feel the hope...not trying to be cheesy, but I really like that more people feel connected and more patriotic again.

Abby Q. said...

Taunalee, the term pubes does not refer to all republicans, just the pube ones. I have lots of friends and family that are republican, and at no point am I referring to them. Most of the pubes are the ones that I come across at BYU or in Utah day after day.I am not out there to owe anything to anyone. Same with this blog. It is my area to say what I will, and I hope that people don't feel forced to read it if what I say makes them uncomfortable. I hope you understand.

chicmod said...

So there's this South Park episode of this "overnight" change. Look it up. You'll enjoy it.