Shortly after reading the article in the New York Times by Thomas L. Friedman, I finally realized how far we have come as a nation over the last 100 years. Our society is now changing as we have elected the first african american as the president of the united states of america, something that only sixty years before many people would have thought to be an impossible task. This article was written toward the american people in order for them to know how far we have come as a nation and how hard we have the work now more then ever in order to help our newly elected president fix many of the challenging issues that now awaits us such as health care, unemployment, our oil crisis, and the economy.
The argument the author makes is the fact that during times of great crisis the american people look towards their leader in order to help them through the problem. It is during these times of crisis that the author says "presidents can do big things". President obama now has a chance to do many great things. He first has to fix many of the problems that were left behind by our last president, but he also has the opportunity to guide our nation into a new era of peace and prosperity by inacting new laws and bills that can help lead the american people towards a bighter future. This is his chance to make a difference, as the author says "Obama will now have to swing for the fences". but only time will tell how many fences he will swing towards during his term.
In conclusion, President obama has a huge chance that not many presidents get in order to help reshape our country towards a better future and as the article states this is his chance to be "Radical" and make radical descisions for the better. But we can't just put all the burden on our president. We the american people also have to put in our part in order for us to get out of the deep holes we are in. If we all come together as a nation im sure we can all have a future to look foward to. This is the time for our president and our country to start making the change we need for the better.
