Jan 21 2009
Words
Obama is saying all the right things. Maybe it really all was just a bad dream.
Today he issued an order halting legal proceedings at Guantanamo. He also issued rules regarding lobbyists, and gifts to members of his administration. And he instituted a pay free for top members of the administration also.
I believe him. When I hear about these things I believe it’s real, that it will occur and that it wont be riddled with obvious loopholes. I think it’s real.
But I also have such a horribly cynically view of politics and politicians that I can’t help issue a silent plea to whatever powers that be: Please, let it be real. Let it be more than just words and window dressing.
Please.
Sad to say, my cynical nature is waiting for an unpleasant surprise as well. But when I realize that one of the best Republican Presidents of the last 100 years was Richard Nixon, and one of the worst Dems was Jimmy Carter, I do have some grounds for hope.
Well, every day my cynical nature takes another gut shot as Obama does even more things right.
It’s hard to like a politician this much, but I’m trying.