{"id":171,"date":"2009-01-20T22:54:54","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T06:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizented.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2013-07-20T11:49:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T19:49:12","slug":"now-we-shall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citizented.com\/?p=171","title":{"rendered":"Now We Shall!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am utterly gratified that my meager contributions helped this man become president. Once I was sure that Wes Clark was far from the running, I threw in with Barack Obama. I didn’t do it because he’s a great speaker (he is). I didn’t do it because he mirrors all my policy ideas (he doesn’t).\u00a0 I didn’t do it because he’s a messianic figure (he’s not). I did it because he is smart, flexible and impressive.<\/p>\n

I don’t give a crap about his skin color. When I think about Obama, I don’t think “black guy”. To me, this election has nothing to do with the the first black president. Blacks and multiculturalists may be all thrilled about it; that’s fine. Let them enjoy it. But when I think about Obama, I think Harvard Law Review, community service and intellectual rigor. I see a whip-smart, street-smart, capable guy. I see a man who can rally solutions sourced from thoughtful consideration. I see an American man who can command respect and admiration from world leaders and the people they represent.<\/p>\n

I see the anti-Bush.<\/p>\n

Black? OK. Whatever. That’s fine. He could be a goddamn Jewish Inuit for all I care. I am just proud that we finally have a president who is smarter than me. It’s been a long, long time since I could say that.<\/p>\n

After 8 years of Chimpy McFlightsuit and the Sith Lord, Obama may well seem like a savior. But he’s just a man. He will make mistakes. Some of them may be costly. But at least we can believe that his heart was in the right place and he weighed every option before committing.<\/p>\n

There are the two things I ask of my president:<\/p>\n

1) Be smarter than me.
\n2) Follow evidence, not your ideology or your “gut”.<\/p>\n

Obama passes these tests.<\/p>\n

I’d write more, and maybe I will. But for now, let’s just leave it with this:
\nOur long national nightmare is over. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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