Can the President make change?
April 22, 2008
Is the office of the President of the United States really able to make the significant changes that this country desperately needs? Who really runs the country? Is it the President, the Congress and Senators or is it the special interest groups and lobbyist? I believe the later swings the most power but among those in political office, it is more the Congressmen and Senators.
Yes with Barack Obama I truly do believe that if, he is elected President, he could bring about the change this country needs. But not in the way that most think. Not as the President who would create new legislation and then fight for it to pass through Congress and the Senate where deals will be made and Congressmen and Senators adds their own pet projects to the legislation so soon the original design of the legislation is doomed. He might make some change like all Presidents have but not the ground breaking, earth shaking, effective, puissant changes this country needs.
No he will make these meaningful changes in his works, through his speeches, and through his ability to transform an audience into a movement. He has captivated me and I am not a Democrat. Let me rephrase that. I am not part of the Democratic Party nor am I a registered Democrat.
But if you study the definition of the word democrat than I am a democrat.
dem·o·crat 
[dem-uh-krat]
| 1. | an advocate of democracy. |
| 2. | a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people. |
When I read or hear Barack Obama dreams and goals for this country, I am inspired, motivated, heartened and even trusting of Obama. Yes trusting a politcian. But that is the main point of this post. If we are to have a metamorphosis within this country, we need to trust the people who are in office. Obama may not be a great politician, but he may be what this country needs, a genuine American hero that will help transform this country from within by reaching the people directly. And once the people start to believe that they are the answer and that they are a force of one then the country will be transformed back to a democracy.
Can Barack Obama do it. No but he will help us to believe and to understand that we can.
Finn
