Saturday, December 27, 2008

Has Change really come with Barack Obama?

"I am asking you to believe"
Not just in my ability to bring about
real change.... I am asking you to believe in yours.
Barack Obama

Is Barack Obama really Change?, we can take insight from his government plan and campaign promises, for example to get America’s economy back on track, he proposes to create new jobs through a massive stimulus plan that could count up to U$700 billions on 2009 only and easing the burden on hardworking Americans by offering middle-class tax cuts, this bottom up approach is a great difference from other politicians policies that often focus on corporate tax cuts.

On education he plans to take on Bush plan No Child Left Behind that penalizes the schools with low scores on education, and plans to help them by offering incentives to improve their performance while putting a focus on the teachers quality, this is an expansion of the scope of Bush Program who only considered the economical part.

On Security, Obama was one of the few that raised his voice against the war in Iraq, he plans to work with his military commanders to end the war in Iraq as quickly as possible, this was a central promise in his campaign. Obama plans to refocus our resources on al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

On Foreign policy, Barack Obama plans to bet on smart diplomacy to keep the United States safe while improving America’s standing in the world, his own victory alone was celebrated along the world, even in the Muslim world and that says a lot.

In this video, you can see Obama victory speech and grab an idea of the meaning of the Obama's victory, where the first black American and the less likely candidate possible became the president of the United States in one of the most followed elections in history.

6 comments:

  1. It was a great speech.. he actually touch people's heart!

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  2. If I could talk like him, I wouldn't need to get this MBA. hahaha.

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  3. Yes indeed the guy can move with his speech, lets hope he is just not that but something more!!! And if i could talk like that, yes, we wouldn't need the IMBA i think

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  4. I'm always astonished with the brillance of his speechs and the words he choses to call to "the best angels in us". Take a look at that sentence: "I am asking you to believe"
    Not just in my ability to bring about
    real change.... I am asking you to believe in yours." This is exactly what makes me confident about the success of his presidency. The young generation and even the older one, have found that there is nothing more true than "we are the ones we have been waiting for".

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  5. Really, the first time that I heard a speech of barack Obama, I told to myself that he could be the next USA President. His conviction and charisma is impressive. I hope the best for their future presidential period.

    On the other hand, this kind of blog place in
    perspective the matter with respect to Barack Obama´s Presidential Mandate to USA and the world.

    Alex Padilla

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