Barrack Obama has promised this country, and the international community, much. How many of these promises will come to fruition? It is a valid question considering this last completely debacled presidency.
We can, however, already begin to see the changes that Barrack Obama has promised to bring to this nation. Where George Bush preferred to keep internal matters “close to the vest,” so to speak, Obama has already signed executive orders that have established ethical guidelines for staff members of his administration, vowing to open his presidency to greater transparency.
Obama has also pushed the passage of an $825 billion economic recovery package, promising over 4 million new jobs, set in motion the steps towards closing Guantanamo Bay, extended his hand to middle eastern leaders, and has reaffirmed his dedication to withdrawing troops from Iraq within 16 months.
This is not to say, however, that Obama can accomplish all of these goals. The $825 billion recovery package has been met with some resistance from house Republicans. Who is to say that this new found transparency has the ability to last or that the hand that has been extended will be taken, or that the United States can finally close the doors of Guantanamo Bay?
No one can see what this presidency hold, what our future holds, but I can say with complete confidence that this future looks brighter than yesterday. The promise of tomorrow is greater than that of yesterday. For at least today, there is not a feeling of desperation or hopelessness, but rather a new, tangible feeling of hope, if not deliverance, seething through our great nation.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/obama.business/index.html
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