Waiting for Change 1-20-13

I am happy for all those who voted for Obama and will get to see the Man they voted for sworn in this coming Tuesday. I will respect Obama as the President of the United States for the next four years, or will I. I saw a great bumper sticker today that read: "Respect your President? Like you respected mine?" Love it. I am so tired of the "Yay! 2 more days!"

Here where I stand. I have asked several Obama supporters. Not to debate, just for answers. I want reasons why they voted Obama. Everyone has a choice and why they chose their candidate. My concerns are why was he chosen. What was their educated reasoning for choosing this junior Senator from Illinois.

The common answer was simple, no one had one. I heard a lot about "Change". I heard about doing something different, or promises that he has made. Still, no one person could say, I agreed when he voted for X. That bothers me as I sit here only 2 days from the change of my world. The possibility that a man will soon be in charge of the USA based on his "celebrity" status makes me ill.

I truly wish the man the best. He will be responsible for the Nation that I have rights to be a part of by my birth. Messing with this nation is like messing with kin, is changes will be criticized and exploited, but if he plays his cards right maybe he will make a difference. Either way, I am not holding my breath. He's off to a great start with his fancy inauguration which is estimated to cost a cool $150 mil. Which of course is over 3 times the amount Bush spent. But hey, who's counting?