What an incredible day in history we had today in the United States of America. While some may not agree with President Barack Obama’s political views, one can’t help but notice his ability to inspire masses of people and the way he gets people excited about making their own lives better though hard work and volunteering.
There’s obviously a lot of hard work ahead, but I’m clearly optimistic that President Obama can get the job done. Here are some reasons why I think Barack Obama makes a great Commander and Chief.
- He wants the best out of us: He clearly has made it a point to say he can’t do this alone and that we all should do our part to help make the US a better place in this world. The difference between past Presidents and Barack is that he’s already organizing and doing something to make this happen through volunteering.
- He’s organized, focused and determined: He’s already held numerous briefings with the public/press weekly since being elected, met with local and world leaders and already had his team working on many projects so that they’re ready come the morning of Wednesday, January 21, 2009.
- He’s a visionary and ideas guy: He might not have all the answers immediately or have already laid out every plan in detail, but he’s definitely already hard at work with his staff on how best to solve the issues at hand.
- He’s smart, fairly young and well spoken: He’s taken speech writing to another level. His youthfulness and playful attitude has definitely hit a chord with Americans young and old and has for the first time in my life created a connection between the average person and the most powerful person in the world. He’s also quite polished and calm for a man who’s only 47 years old which is a key trait for someone running one of the most envied and hated countries in the world.
- He’s athletic: While being young and athletic doesn’t necessarily qualify as being a Presidential trait, I do think that the average person can relate to his love for sports (basketball in particular) and his energetic youthfulness. I’ve heard him quote ESPN Sports Center many, many times.
- He embraces technology: This is probably my favorite trait of the new President. Barack used technology to not only win the election, but is now using it to spread his message to more people in more places. He used Twitter, Facebook and MySpace among others during the election and also has plans to use technology to further advance our health care system, education system and also to hopefully rid our dependence on foreign oil.
So those are my reason… What are yours? Leave a text or video comment below and tell me why you think or maybe don’t think Barack Obama will be a successful President of the United States of America.
Important official links for President Barack Obama:
Barack Obama Facebook Fan Page
Follow Barack Obama on Twitter
I also decided for fun to post the video of Beyonce serenading President Obama and his wife Michelle for the first dance at the Neighborhood Ball inauguration party simply because it was so good, plus it’s always nice to see two people so in love and excited about the future.
My name is Bryan Hauer and I was born on January 11, 1976 in St. Paul, MN. Although my friends liked to kid me about it I am no relation as far as I know to the actor Rutger Hauer.
I grew up mostly in Minnesota and Wisconsin as I attended grade school in St. Paul, MN and junior high and high school in Racine, WI. After graduating high school I then went on to attend college in LaCrosse, WI.
Although I was born in Minnesota and lived there and Wisconsin most of my younger years, I've also lived in quite a few other states. 
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