obama will be president

it’s an exciting time to be in america. we are on the cusp of a historical landmark in our country. despite the antics and delusions of hillary clinton, the democratic nomination has been sealed by barack obama. he is poised to be this nations first african american presidential candidate. no small feat in a day where racism is still alive and well in this country.

it’s fairly apparent to me that he will be this nations first african american president. the tides have shifted and he is on course to ride a giant wave to the nations highest office. there is hardly a scenario that john mccain has a chance in the general election. this movement obama has created is not pie in the sky, kumbaya, type of rhetoric. it is literally a changing of the guard. it’s not so much a rejection of everyone else, but a clamor, a lust for a generation to take the helms of government at it’s highest levels.

my guess is most supporters of senator obama do not expect miracles in washington should he win the presidency. however, to have an individual who, for most of us under 50, has experienced this country through a similar filter feels right. he’s a man who understands the world they way 40 year olds do, and those 40 year olds kids see him as the hippest neighbor on the block. he gets it. he understands the multicultural life many live. he understands the streets (better than most politicos). despite his recent fortunes monetarily, he understands the struggles of raising a family. the perception is that he’s real, and i think that there is legitimacy in that feeling.

i almost feel like his presidency could harken back the call to service this country was founded on. silicon valley and other new corporations already follow this model; let the young guy with the great ideas run the show and get him out in a few years before his ideas get stale in an age where everything is evolving at rates never experienced in human history. obama’s lack of resume in washington really illustrates the same thing. he has a different idea about organizing, building coalitions to achieve goals, working with others and finding results. we’ll see if that actually translates in washington if he wins, but the idea of it sure is exciting and considering the hoodwinking and bamboozling america has suffered at the hands of the current administration, it sure couldn’t hurt to give the man a chance to see what he can accomplish from his cult of personality.

i look forward to it all.