Posted by
Juwar74 on Friday, January 23, 2009 10:08:19 AM
No doubt, Obama is a political phenom. Of course, his popularity could be attributed to the electorate's disgust with George Bush. I mean, let's get real. Obama's rise was a direct result of George Bush's incompetence, and you could hear the relief of millions during the inauguration when Bush left Washington in a helicopter and the people below could be heard cheering.
Obama has made some very bold promises during his campaign, and now that he's president, the vultures (conservative and mainstream media) are basically on a feeding frenzy to trip him up. This country loves a good story, and one of the most American stories people like to see is the rise and fall of a pop star. With only three days in office, everyone is nitpicking in an effort for them to say, "See, he's not all that." In a competitive society like America, competition breeds envy, the type of visceral response that makes some folks look at Obama and say, "Just who does he think he is. He needs to be taken down a peg or two."
It's sad, but its true. Conservatives are waiting in the wings. If Obama the Great doesn't perform a magic trick in the next few weeks, they are going to call him ineffective, not realizing that in order to clean up what Bush has done to this country for the past eight years would take probably eight years or more.
It goes to the heart of America culture today. They want a quick solution. Sort of like a magic pill. Americans like pills. Lipitor, Plaxis, Xanacs...
See where we are coming to.