How Will Barack Obama Change the United States of America?
Hope -- it's something that is hard to define, and in this economic climate, hard to come by. What do the people of the U.S. hope for? The end of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? An economy that isn't crashing and taking the middle class with it? Universal Health Care?
There are so many things wrong in this country, that it's hard to know what to be most angry about. Barack Obama ran on change. He promised us a better America. What exactly will he do to fulfill that promise?
Certainly, he has already changed this country just by being elected. He changed presidential politics by defeating two of the most powerful members of the Senate to do so.. He has changed this country by crossing the aisle to
His Change.gov website has changed this country by giving a voice to all people, not just the influence peddlers in Washington. Not since Bill Clinton's open line to the White House have we been able to so easily communicate our wants and needs to Pennsylvania Avenue.
What future changes are in store? Undoubtedly, it will be hard to make any sweeping changes with the economy in free fall, but there are changes he could bring about that would benefit everyone.
Barack Obama will make us calm. By being as calm as he is, he will bring us a sense of peace, even in the midst of the chaos that swirls around us.
Barack Obama will make us fight for what is right. He is going to need a lot of help enacting the chang