It is now more obvious than ever that the United States of America is knocking at the front door of change. After 12 o’clock pm on January 20th 2009 the first African American president was elected and sworn in to office. His name was Barack Hussein Obama. Shortly after reading the article in the New York Times by Thomas L. Friedman, Radical in the White House it became clear to me how much of an impact this election will have on the American population as a whole, and not just African Americans. Thomas Friedman’s message of a radical in the white house is in essence the only solution to the numerous issues left for Barack Obama by our former president, George W. Bush and the Bush Administration.
As a result there exists a declining economy, the unbelievable rates of unemployment, and a banking system surrounded by controversy. America can’t afford another presidential office who isn’t prepared to face the questions of the American people. We are in need of a president who won’t steer from the difficult decisions. A president who will implement the policies that are congruent with the opinions of the American people.
Now is the time for change. Change in our government and economic policies such as health care, job security, employment, and of course the housing market. Change in our financial systems, and bringing an end to our armed services efforts in the Middle East. The point that Friedman was trying to relay to the readers of his article is that it comes a time where your back is against the wall and that forces you to put it all on the line. Well, right now America is against the wall and hopefully President Barack Obama and his administration will produce solutions. As Friedman puts it, the President needs to place everything on the table.
Barack Obama is standing on the foundation of the American people with support across the board that he will, along with his presidential cabinet create resolutions to the predicaments that we have dug ourselves into in America. The stage is set for a dramatic sequence of events to take place in the times ahead. Agreeing with Thomas Friedman my most fervent prayer is that God will allow a change that will progress the United States. A change that doesn't stop with the election of the first African American President but starts from the 20th day of January 2009.
