When history looks back on November 4, 2008, what will they see it as? Will they see it as the beginning of the Obama era? The end to the Bushes and Clintons dominating American politics? The first major office held by a minority? Or the beginning of the greatest economic and civil downfall in American history?
People tend to think that Barack Obama is going to fix things automatically, but that is most definitely not the case. He has a lot of work to do to fix the country and this will take time. I predict that Barack Obama willl in fact fail at first when he attempts to fix the economy. While he has ideas, none are particularly solid and he has minimal experience in addition to that. Bush has destroyed our economy, and the best that Barack Obama can do, at least with his first term, is try to slowly piece things together. I do however think that Obama has a solid health care plan and that it seems very practical and helpful. While this may affect some major health care companies, the overall affect of this move is positive, in that more people will have health care and feel safer.
I think that the election of Barack Obama is also a huge lift for minorities nation-wide. People of every race united together and proved that just because somebody is black, it does not mean that they are less qualified. This opens the door for many races and hopefully will be the starting point for presidents of many races. Obama put a lot of hope into the hearts of Americans, and with it they can accomplish anything (Or at least find the motivation to get further than they ever have before).
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