Well Obama is president and according to NPR Iraq is already a much more peaceful place (the spin artist are hard at work). Yesterday I jumped on line and watched His inaugural speech, which is something I thing every one should do ASAP. in it he gave a little more detail on what "changes" he has promised.
the things that I pulled form his speech that were clear are:
- Public works such as roads, bridges, electric grids and digital lines.
- We will restore science to its rightful place (evolution is schools?)
- raise health carequality and lower its cost
- prudent spending (not cut backs)
- welfare, gov heath care etc
- Renewable energy
- "transform" education
- control of the market ("watchful eye")
- "As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals" nice words but I'm not sure what they mean
- A friend to all nations
- international leadership
- Prudent use of power (Military)
- leave Iraq to its people
- peace in Afghanistan
- religious tolerance
- To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect (this can't be good for Israel but it might be good for gas prices)
- aid to third world countries
- Government trust
- Israel
- Immigration
- the UN
- the EU
- abortion
One thing that I noticed in this inauguration is a disproportional part of the crowd was African American women. I'm glad they are in to politics but i must ask two questions: 1) why are they disproportionately represented and 2) were are the African American men?
In closing I must remind you that Obama is the president of the United states of America and has been elected by what I think is a fair and open election. what ever I disagree with him on we must respect the office. Yes i think that we are not going to agree with his policy's and it will be our responsibility to combat them in the legal system. And if you disagree with him you wont be able to change a thing by tearing him down, the only way to get reform is to change the American people.
