Mr. 44
Despite the fact that I voted for Barack Obama, I’ve refrained from commenting about him since his election. I didn’t really want to speculate about what he could or could not do, what he might or might not do, and especially what he should or should not do. I figured that January 20th would come soon enough and I would have plenty of empirical data upon which to base any observations.
I’m glad that day has come.
Eight years ago, I voted for Ralph Nader because I thought there really wasn’t much of a difference between Democrats and Republicans on the major issues. But after the debacle in Florida, the Supreme Court decision, and the abysmal presidency that followed, I learned a simple lesson: Not all politicians are equal. There are some who are so talentless, so impervious to common sense, so lacking in simple compassion that they make a mockery of the office. I suppose I’m too cynical now to expect vast differences in government policy but I am still fired up about this particular change, about Barack Obama, and about the departure of George W. Bush.
Cartoon: Mike Lukovich