NYT: "Like the Dwights and Lyndons of Old, Baby Baracks All Over"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/politics/10babies.html

Is Obama the answer?

This election will stand out in history not only because of Barack Obama's race but because of the allegiance of his adherents. A Presidential Candidate has never ignited such passion and involvement in the citizens of the United States. Watching the reactions of the crowd in Chicago as Obama gave his acceptance speech left me with no doubt that the next four years will work because of the intimate relationship forming between the people and their new leader. This relationship is vital for the United States to progress as a nation. For the past four years, the divide between the people and the government has continued to grow. This gap is a clear representation of the internal conflict that has been mustering within the U.S. This conflict has diverted the masses away from progressive thought to a state of constant bickering. 

Obama's presidency marks the beginning of a new era in America that began with the voice of its people.   

A New Day

 

America has spoken, that it is time for a Change. Barack Obama became the first black man to ever become president of these United States of America.

 I am so excited.

 This was the first presidential election that I have ever gotten to vote in. Therefore, it’s pretty important to me. But, on top of the fact that it was my first, it was also a historic election that I got to be part of. I helped make history. To me that is very exciting.

 A few days before the election I sent in my ballot that had a small black bubble next to the name of a man who promised change, next to the name of a man who told us “yes we can”, next to the name of a man who made history. Yes, I voted for Barack Obama, and can’t fully explain the feeling that I felt when he won. A warm sensation ran all over me. With my help, he made history. When I saw the state of Ohio go blue on the oddly colored map of the U.S, I couldn’t help but beam with pride. My vote, and my state that gave Obama 20 electoral votes, finally went blue.

 Ohio is a key state to win. No republican candidate has ever won the election without winning Ohio. And I was part of that change.

 I have stood with the numbers of Americans who have stood up and chanted “Yes we can”. I have casted my voice asking for change.

 For the first time in my life, when it counted most, I became part of history.