I am without a doubt, unequivocably, unapologetically, and enthusiastically voting for Obama in Nov!

[Honeycombe8]

39. I'm a realist. The plate of the country has been a little full lately...

trying to address the worst economic disaster to hit the country since the Great Depression. Of COURSE things are going to be a bit different from times that are less disastrous. The money is not there for some things, for one. The focus of the government has to be on the economy, for another.

Notwithstanding this, Obama set aside millions of acres to be protected....the largest area ever set aside by any President. Cars will be required to get 54.5 mpg in the not too distant future. He pledged an 85% decrease in emmissions from today's levels within a couple of decades. All this while lowering the import of oil. Not too shabby. More than Clinton or Carter did. Or any other President in our history.

He has done an excellent job on climate change and the environment. It's not what I wanted or what is needed. But it's far more than any other President has ever done, and more than could have been expected, really, considering the circumstances of the country while he did these things. (He and Congress.)

There are things he's done that also get me angry. Looks like they might start drilling in the Arctic Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. I hope that doesn't happen.

As a realist, I accept that I cannot get the whole ball of wax from ANYONE. People like Howard Dean and Kucinich will NEVER be elected President, so if that's what you're waiting for, you're on the losing end.

Obama has really done an excellent job as President. His second term holds a lot of promise. He's gotten his sea legs, and he'll be a lame duck. If we also vote in more Democrats in Congress, the sky's the limit.