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President of the United States.

The 44th President of the United States made several firsts during his campaign and inauguration.  One first is the fact Candidate Obama made more campaign promises than both candidates W. J. Clinton and candidate G.W. Bush combined, as measured by some in the national media.  Moreover, his campaign amassed nearly a billion dollars from sources ranging from corporate, well-heeled benefactors, to a highly organized grass roots movement juxtaposed with the history's largest virtual world audience and contributors.  The largest difference this man brings to the office is unrelated to money.  Barack represents the first modern urbanite and that paradigm will stand Washington D. C. on it.s head.

Fate

America has a history of financial disasters caused by human propensity to get the better of one's neighbor.  Fortunately, America has a history of the right human appearing in time to lead the country out of the mess.  From its Founding Fathers with the vision to establish regulations to constrain men with access to power, to Lincoln who was the right man to save the Union during America's Civil War.   From World War II when Franklin Roosevelt was the only man to win both the war and the peace, to September 11, 2001 when George Bush was…… Hmmm, perhaps the universe has become disharmonious with America, or visa versa.

 There are those (mostly himself) who will cling to the notion that Mr. Bush was the only man to lead the United States through the September 11 attacks.  That he was “called by God” to the office at this time and that any other leader would have taken the country off its ordained path and history will prove this sentiment to be correct, citing the prevention of further attacks as the only proof required.  As with the past presidents, history will indeed record whether his service was “the right person at the right time” as their actions had numerous contemporary detractors. 

President Obama

One person who can perhaps be judged the right person at the right time, based upon his temperament, his life skills and life experiences.  That person is Barack H. Obama.  If G. W. was the right person to lead the country through the attacks, Barack Obama has to be the person to lead the country through the aftermath and rebuilding.  The United States government has attempted to prepare the public for the pending demographic changes in the near future which will reduce the majority ruling white western European population to a mere minority.  It is under this impending change combined with current religious wars that require Mr. Obama's mix of European and African decent.  He has spent time among the Christian, Islamic and the Pacific Island cultures, providing a human and cultural understanding not previously installed in the White House.

He has the opportunity during his presidential honeymoon to tackle Americas' restructuring. 

Mr. Obama quoted the Bible saying telling Americans that it is time “the time has come to set aside childish things” and “Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed.”  Those words proclaimed from the Capitol steps by the 44th President carry a lot of weight.  In a country where more than eighty percent believe in a deity, quoting scripture seems a fitting means for a call to action to a nation reeling from corruption and incompetence in the highest levels of government and industry.

It was a repudiation of a modern America, where it seems of late, that every one of power and influence is myopic and egocentric enough to live by the motto:  I got mine, you get yours.”   Although his choice of Timothy Geithner to run the Treasury may backfire on him, as another of his cabinet choices is under fire for, your choice of words greed, cheating, incompetence, for not paying his taxes while working in a self employed manner.  If this man cannot properly complete his taxes then America has a deeper issue with the IRS.  No, this man is not undereducated in tax theory; he simply got caught cheating on his taxes.  American's will love him, except for Sarah Palin, who ridiculed Joe Biden for saying that “paying taxes is patriotic.”

Extravagant Austerity

Some pundits were quick to point out that Mr. Obama, like his predecessor, has not outlined any nor called for any austerity programs on the part of the American people.  In fact, like his predecessor, he is preparing a trillion dollar economic stimulus for America.  And as the mega banks, which received billons of American tax dollars, are proving Secretary Paulson's stimulus package was really an international stimulus package as they continue to use the monies to pay dividends to share holders around the world and to fund mergers and acquisitions, now Chrysler is using the bailout to facilitate a stake transfer to Europe's Fiat automobile manufacturer. 

President Obama has promised that he will inject transparency and accountability into the process of distributing his stimulus money.  That will be a difficult promise to fulfill given the avarice of congress and CEOs.  Not to mention those American's with a different governmental philosophy, those Reaganites who found their voice in hearing Mr. Reagan say: “Government is not the answer.  Government is the problem.”

This sentiment has been pervasive in America, so it would seem, as this philosophy has ruled the country since the 1980s, except for a short respite while Mr. Clinton was in office, although his economics are right of center and border on conservative.  The results of the last eight years are reproach to that philosophy - this is what happens when rulers who disdain government rule.  What other outcome is possible when those who want to see the end to all parts of the federal government, save the defense department, are allowed to rule?

The Phoenix

“[W]hile it is impossible to exaggerate what a radical departure it is from our past that we have inaugurated a black man as president, it is equally impossible to exaggerate how much our future depends on a radical departure from our present.”  Thomas L. Friedman.  Franklin Roosevelt used the crisis of World War II and the Great Depression to help the United States turn tragedy into triumph, by forcing the congress to bend to his will.  He took radical actions, some say treasonous actions.  From the rumble of the American economic meltdown he forged a new, government led economy which allowed the poor and unemployed to gain work and thereby self esteem.  This infrastructure laid the foundation for American industry to grow at warp speed and the nation and the world prospered.

George Bush, by all accounts, squandered his chance at greatness, his chance to change the world.  He reacted in a manner that protected narrow interests and he and his party chose discord and fear over unity of purpose.

For decades the United States government has taken money and lied to the people about the future.  “I got mine.” 

Now is the time to sink a new foundation stone and build upon the ashes of the past.  Now that the financial system is in ruin it is time to strike and forge a new path, a path with an eye to the past that builds upon the successes of the country.  The U. S. cannot use the new technologies to build a future, when the government refuses to build a new electric grid, and fails to force the utilities to build for the future.  Florid Power and Light is a perfect example.  They have a guaranteed profit return and sell stock on the market but pass on the renovation charges to customers.

Congress must act in the public good, not the re-election good.  Some will say that is not possible given the costs of running for congress.  Poppycock, this country had statesmen in the past that thought about the future and could see the horizon.  They are out there, but we the people must allow them to run, and stop demanding contrived moral standards.  “We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.”

“America is bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction”…and as Barack proclaimed, America's experiment will not die if the people maintain their vision.  

America has thrived because “We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.” President Barack Obama.