I had never thought much about Barack Obama before a neighbor put up a yard sign supporting Mr. Obama's nomination and subsequent election.
I did think, though, that the names were odd for a person who would be considered as a United States presidential candidate of a national party. I looked up Barack since I'd never heard the name before. Be darned if it wasn't the name of one of the characters of the Old Testament. Obama turned out to be kind of the "Smith" of Muslim names.
So the fellow's given and surnames are an amusing contradiction.
And then all of a sudden my neighbor down the street added some more Obama yard signs, and within moments Mr. Obama was being sworn in as the President. What happened? I wondered. Even for those who didn't like him John McCain was a tried and proven quantity. Mr. Obama was but a vision as to what he could be, might be.
Last week as I turned the corner onto our street, there was a new sign in my neighbor's yard. It said, "Tired of this mess? Vote Republican." Good grief, I mused. Make up your mind, already.
Most people, including me, despise what appears to be vacillation and unpredictable solutions to problems more than they do the problems themselves. Almost everyone is formally taught, or figures it out for himself, that maintaining the status quo trumps change unless those advocating change can 1) prove that change is necessary and 2) prove that their proposed solution will be the most efficient way to make the change. And those advocating change must prove both parts; one without the other looses.
Today many want to say to Mr. Obama, "Stop! Leave things alone. You haven't shown or proven the voracity of "the problem" much less proven to us that your solution is the most efficient way to make the change." That is the social and cultural void in his administration that, I believe, caused my neighbor to put up a Republican yard sign. And it's the primary reason for the birth and growth of the Tea Party Movement.
However, I believe that no matter the outcome of the November elections, prospects for the future of the economy will get better. They will primarily because the lack of uncertainty will be resolved. The voters will either support the manner in which the Obama administration is identifying and approaching the solutions to national problems, or they won't.
In either case, the feeling will be that it's time to move forward. The markets will begin to recover. Whichever side has won will claim the victory.
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Interesting point of view. I also have a problem with the wishy washers. Trying to fix a problem in two years that took decades to create is a pretty big job for any one.
Bill,
I agree that ecomomies are cyclical and politicians on all sides "capitalize" on the situation when the economy declines. However, the Dems are not good for businesses (great for Unions though) with their tax increases and large sometimes "overbearing" government regulations. I agree that the economy will recover but we do have to stop the massive Federal spending that starting under Bush and has exploded under Obama.
Americas value "Freedom", we hear it popular songs and it is interwoven in our society. Freedom from what????? Big Goverments!!