I did not vote for Barack Obama
Yes, you heard me right. I am a black man who didn’t vote for Obama. But before the Neo-Cons start dancing with glee I did not vote for that crotchety fart John McCain either. My reasoning is simple, neither of these men are best equipped to be President of the United States of America. They were put in place to keep the status quo and will be no different than the men who came before them. Politically they are both turds. Ron Paul was the answer but that opportunity left as soon as it came (more on him in the future).
Barack Obama is an attractive, intelligent man of direct African descent. He attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. His credentials are undeniably impressive but don’t necessarily make him a good candidate for POTUS (President of the United States).
I’m not talking about experience or decision making capabilities. The problem with President-Elect Obama is he like so many politicians before him will not take his Presidential Oath of office seriously. It’s a simple oath laid out in Article II, Section I of the US Constitution.
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Every President since Washington has taken this oath and sadly only a handful have followed it to the letter. Simply Preserve, Protect and Defend the Constitution of the United States and you’ve kept your promise.
Out of the two, he was the better man and seeing him sitting in the Oval Office giving his first speech will be the fulfillment of a childhood fantasy. Seeing a man who looks like me addressing the nation. In this instance I couldn’t be prouder. Now what he does with his power is another question entirely. Hopefully he will use it wisely and be judicious in his decisions .
He’ll be in my prayers even if he isn’t perfect (in my eyes he’s far from it). I think he could be a great first term POTUS and if he plays his cards right he’ll have a Reaganesque landslide victory in 2012. I’ve decided to think about it this way. How long has it been since we’ve had a POTUS who smokes? How cool is that? Fight the health police President-Elect Obama.
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