Saturday, January 17, 2009
Praise
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Among other things that make America amazing is how we change governments. When the presidency changes every four or eight years, and particularly when it changes parties and ideologies, no blood is shed, no bullets are shot, no riots occur. It's astonishing and wonderful.
I love that our country is a living and healthy organism that can have moved from the cruelty and stupidity of slavery to electing a black man president. I love that something as old-fashioned as a train ride between two east coast cities excites people. I have to say that I hate that Obama sometimes sounds like a grindingly ordinary politician but perhaps he'd never have achieved the presidency if he didn't walk some of the walk that many seem to recognize and like.
I hope Obama succeeds in keeping himself fee of the glue of typical politics and politicians. If he accomplishes merely that, he will earn enormous respect. And if, further, he rallies citizens' and cities' and states' positive energies and actions, his will be a superb administration.
I love that our country is a living and healthy organism that can have moved from the cruelty and stupidity of slavery to electing a black man president. I love that something as old-fashioned as a train ride between two east coast cities excites people. I have to say that I hate that Obama sometimes sounds like a grindingly ordinary politician but perhaps he'd never have achieved the presidency if he didn't walk some of the walk that many seem to recognize and like.
I hope Obama succeeds in keeping himself fee of the glue of typical politics and politicians. If he accomplishes merely that, he will earn enormous respect. And if, further, he rallies citizens' and cities' and states' positive energies and actions, his will be a superb administration.
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