Posted by
Danny on Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:32:46 PM
I watched the beginning of Obama's acceptance speech and was getting nervous for the Republicans. It started out very patriotic and down-home American......almost Republican. Obama told us how this country was so great with all of the opportunities, especially how he was able to rise to the level of Presidential candidate - "only in America" could this happen. Then, turning-on-a-dime, he switched to how horrible things are, especially under the Bush administration. All of a sudden, this was no longer a country of envy to the rest of the world. Only Barack Obama could restore opportunity and a decent life to ordinary people in this country.
I see it in a very different way. I don't see the Bush administration as a failure, and I am very proud of this country, even despite the Democrats. In fact, Barack Obama owes it to the policies and conditions set up during the Bush administration for his rise to the top. Think about it, Bush had more black cabinet members than any previous President. People like Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell set examples for the rest of us, and gave those with doubts about race, a reassurance that race doesn't matter!
Democrats like Barack Obama believe that only they are smart enough to make it, but the rest of us need a government program. The same system that allowed Obama to succeed, works for anyone that wants it........but only if you take the government program away!