With new approval ratings recently showing the ascension of Barack, I generally wonder to myself how long this love-in will last. Can Obama really hold people captive during such a difficult time in our country’s history? Being a part of the inauguration festivities was no doubt a unique and inspirational experience, but how much change can one man bring? People in the rest of the country who have unrealistically attached their hopes and dreams to the coattails of one man — emphasis on the human being part — must not realize the necessary steps that it takes in order for laws to be passed. What we don’t want is a repeat of the Bush administration, when the executive branch may or may not have exercised a touch more power than they should have.
I am 100% behind Barack Obama and the things that he wants to do — at least for the most part — but I realize something that others seem to have lost sight of. He is a person. He will make a mistake or two, as we have already seen. The man is not some kind of deity, and I think is perhaps a bit weary of the kind of attention he is receiving. The kind of success that I hope he can bring, that he seems capable of, is getting a large group of people to think alike and to strive towards a common goal. The talismanic speaker is the kind of inspirational figure we need on the surface while simultaneously recognizing that change can’t be done by him alone. Americans can band together to care more for one another, to serve one another when they don’t want to, to volunteer their time to improve each other’s lives. Change cannot be brought from a politician who may not have the pulse of the actual country, but by the people who inhabit it. Change can be brought from the fat cats on Wall Street who can admit to his or her mistakes and take steps to repair the broken financial system.
It’s hard to ask so much from just one person, and I believe that may happen to Barack. While the high of his inauguration only lingers slightly, I hope that the hangover isn’t bad. Or avoids us completely. The question remains, does the rest of the country wake up and recognize Obama’s non-god status, or do they unrealistically hope that he makes our lives perfect? Time will tell.
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