Welcome, change!
I have to say that now I’m finally thrilled. I have had high hopes, but during the past few days I have really begun to realize that maybe the change that mr. Obama is bringing to the table is actually something profound and real and not just wishful fantasy.
This sounds really cheesy, but I have always been a fan of The West Wing series, and one of the reasons is that it managed to build almost believable image of a president that is willing to put effort to change instead of status quo, however tight the opposition and structures around him might be. The idea of one man being in the center of massive changes and processes is thrilling, but very rarely does it have anything to do with the real world.
Be as it may, I’m beginning to think that we might be seeing interesting things in the US politics and global structures during the coming years. And so far I’m smiling.
Well, after almost a month gone by from this post, are we getting enough change? I think yeah, but really, is any change enough? At least they’ve changed from the “we aren’t to blame of our mistakes” policy of the Bush administration to something better. But I’m a bit of a doubter. What do you think now that we’ve moved a month forward?
Comment by Alvan — February 14, 2009 @ 6:10 am
I’m still having quite positive feeling regarding the way and attitude Obama and his team are moving things along. Of course it is hard to say how big actual changes they are able to manifest and project, but the goals and means seem reasonable. (For example their open and negotiation driven attitude towards foreign politics, which is clear change from Bush administration and that they were able to push through the economic stimulus package. Of course it is hard to say how much good it will bring, I hope they are able to clear the “rules” of the economical game as well) But if you compare the almost The Beatles level phenomenon just before the inauguration, the actual speed of changes and progress in real life and real politics is always slow and ridden with compromises.
Comment by Matti — February 15, 2009 @ 11:19 pm