A Forgotten Argument

Back in 2008, we had debates about our choices for president. One side argued the wisdom and the “take no shit from no one” attitude of the old maverick. The other side argued for hope and change from the young and vibrant liberal. Something I remember arguing about in particular was the fact that Obama was young and inexperienced, while John McCain had been in the political scene for quite some time. The issue was the fact that Obama would have to learn on the job and we can’t afford to wait for someone to learn on the job when it comes to the presidency.

My argument was that it was far worse having another four years with a bad or even mediocre president. I felt that, while Obama would be incredibly inexperienced at first, he would soon get acquainted and manage to do a lot with his presidency. I knew that Obama would take some time to adjust to the position. What’s funny is I actually had forgotten this last year. I was really disillusioned with what the president had been able to accomplish in his first year of office.

I had forgotten that I was supposed to be giving him time to learn. And now it seems as though he figured things out and is ready to get things done. Bill Maher said it best when he said Obama “found his mojo.” Getting health care through was like some strange video game level up. He realized what he had to do to get things done and now has congress finally looking like it does something all day. They can’t even decide what laws they want to update. Should they work on financial reform? Should they work on immigration? Should they work on a climate bill? I don’t remember a time when what to work on was actually a contentious issue. It actually made certain congressmen to stray from support of a bill simply because they were upset that they were working on something else first. Of course, I look at this as the most immature move ever, but I’ll let those babies be babies.

So, Obama’s finally back on my good side. That “hopy changy thing” sounds like it’s back on track. By the way Sarah Palin, you weren’t only mocking Obama with that snide remark. You were mocking millions of people who voted for him. This is why we hate you. If anyone thinks Obama is going to need to be worried about winning the people over in 2012 is living in a fantasy. Unless he does something horribly wrong and not just philosophically wrong, as the ultra conservatives feel he is the devil, he will have no trouble winning another term.