In his New York Times article "Radical in the White House", Thomas L Friedman is simply arguing that America needs to be ready for the radical changes that are coming. He speaks directly to America when he emphasizes that we should be proud as a country that we have evolved enough to elect a black man as President, but he also warns that we should not be content with only one victory. History has shown us that during times of crisis keeping the status quo and doing business as usual solves no problems; complex problems require complex solutions.
We, as a country, like to blame Bush for all of our current economic problems. While he didn't do much to help the situation, we must accept some of the responsibility for our current crisis just as we must accept that we the people must do our part in solving the problem. Mr Friedman is asking us to not only give Obama the freedom to enact policies and pass laws that he feels will help our country out of this hole, he is asking us to actively participate in the solution. These problems didn't appear overnight and they aren't going to disappear overnight. We need to be patient, put aside our need for instant gratification, and give Obama time to do some work.
"We need to get back to work on our country and our planet in wholly new ways. The hour is late, the project couldn’t be harder, the stakes couldn’t be higher, the payoff couldn’t be greater."
I couldn't have said it better Mr Friedman.
