Reply #40: Obama is so creative and innovative. It's mindblowing to

[Cogito ergo doleo]

imagine such a president after *. It truly is.

Obama does have what it takes to be president, especially at this time. Carl Sagan's "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" could just as well be modified to apply to Obama, in that extraordinary times require extraordinary leaders.

The red phone ad moved the collective mind to defense as the number 1 priority. The importance of defense must never be underestimated, but Obama understands that the dynamics that forged the United States into a world power are an intricate interweaving of an empowered and involved citizenry, made strong by a healthy economy, that children need an extraordinary education to prosper and keep the country strong in the face of the ever-changing economic structure of the world, and that we can't just allow complete destruction of our culture to take place while we wait to see where the U.S. ends up, which evidently the road the repubs are taking.

So while defense is important, the question that seems more apt is who can make this country stronger, and help us establish a new mutual trust with government? Who will be able to envision a whole new set of dynamics in how we interact in the world, and empower us to achieve a new and sound economy that helps everyone to prosper? How can a country be strong with its countrymen divided? A poorly educated, financially strapped, sick, and hungry populace is the face of a broken country, no matter how may bombs, tankers, battleships and guns it has.

Obama is entirely qualified to be our president. He offers hope that we can change the trajectory of our country away from decline and back to strength through the power of the people. That was the idea of the United States in the first place, and we can do it again.

:woohoo:Yes we can:woohoo: