Obama

I agree with about 65% of what he’s done so far.  Not everything, but a solid majority.  Oftentimes, I’ll have friends or family send me items of interest - usually knowing I’ll disagree with them - with some variation on “Is this the change you voted for?”

It’s meant to be a damning statement: “Your savior isn’t perfect. Your interests are no longer aligned. He’s abandoned you.” Each time, it does get me to stop and think: is this the change I voted for?  Is this the leadership I thought I would get? Am I still happy with what’s going on in my country?

I don’t mind exploring this line of thinking, as I’ve never supported anyone absolutely. There are definitely things we disagree on: I don’t think we should gloss over the past, and “moving forward” is a nice byline, but let’s actually figure out whether national and international laws were broken and punish those who have broken them.

But yesterday I had a thought: if at the end of his four years all he has done was get the economy back on track, close Guantanamo, enact a comprehensive health-care overhaul that contains consumer costs and provides more coverage and oversight, and enacted Net Neutrality…well I’d consider that to be a huge victory.

That is the type of change I voted for. Each of those are long-term projects that will have lasting positive effects on the nation and the world as a whole. I’d put that Presidential term as a solid check-mark in the win column.

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    As usual, Barrett says
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    completely agree.
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