President Obama

Here's my two cents on the presidential election last night, feel free to skip this post if you like:

While I voted for John McCain, I'm not devastated that he lost. I think that he really shot himself in the foot when he went so hard right over the past couple months. Plus he's a terrible communicator and didn't run a great campaign. Obama on the other hand is an amazing communicator and ran a practically flawless campaign. While I think John McCain would have made a better president, I also think Obama deserved to win after that hard-fought campaign.

I don't think he's a terrible person or that he'll run our country into the ground. I don't think he'll go back to his far-left liberal policies that he held in the Senate. I think/hope he'll actually make good on his promise to be a President of all Americans and work with both parties to find common ground. But, I definitely don't think he'll be able to go through with his plans for health care, education, tax credits, Medicare/Medicaid, and other federal programs, etc. without drastically raising taxes. I'm very interested to see how he reconciles his promised plans with the federal budget.I think he has alot to learn about and deal with and I'll definitely be praying for our new President.

Also, I thought John McCain gave a very classy, unifying concession speech last night. I wouldn't have expected anything else from him, though. He truly talks the talk and walks the walk.

I am very excited and grateful to God that I will bring my children into a world with a black American President. Living in DC, I've been extremely saddened to see how prevalent racism still is. Our nation's capitol is still shockingly and dishearteningly segregated. Living in a black suburb and working on the predominantly-white Capitol Hill, Brandon and I experience this segregation first hand everyday on our drive to work. It's fascinating and awful at the same time.

For the first time, all American citizens can justifiably feel like they have a stake in elections and can affect the outcome. The surge of first-time voter registration among minorities proves this. All American children can believe that they can go anywhere in life with hard work and perseverance. I'm proud that our country's taken a giant step forward in terms of racism and sexism and all other types of prejudice. Regardless of how we might feel about Obama's policies, we can all be thankful and proud of our first African-American President.

And finally, we should all be reminded that God alone is sovereign over our nation and it's leaders. Our hope is not founded in the American government or any President, it's founded in Jesus Christ. The government will not save us from anything and every human leader will ultimately fail us. The church of Christ will bring about much more tangible change than any President ever would. We as individuals can love our neighbors and help to provide for their needs far better than the American government can. I don't place my hope in Obama or McCain or anybody else. I place my hope in my Savior Jesus Christ and trust Him alone to guide our nation.