Obama Baracks my world.

So last night was pretty stressful in the beggining. I had CNN on, and cnn.com and msnbc.com open on my computer and I was talking to my cousin about how excited we were to know. Our family consists of some pretty intense liberal democrats. I had a sheet of paper in front of me with math, adding up electoral votes from the blue states, and when Obama hit 200, with California, Oregon, and Washington still to be tallied, he would be at 280. I was crying with happiness when Florida and Ohio went Obama. When those went blue, I ran upstairs and had a jumping and screaming session with my mom. We have been waiting for this for 8 years.

If I had the opportunity to sit down with President-Elect Barack Obama, I would first of all congratulate him on his awesome campaign and on his victory over Mccain. Then I would ask him what his exit strategy would be in Iraq and Afganistan. Getting out of the war is something that is very important to me right now. Then I would ask about the economy and taxes. What is he going to do about the still high gas prices, and the decreasing value of the dollar? I know his plans to make tax breaks for 95% of Americans but is that really what will be occuring? The third thing I would ask would be about civil rights, and the gay rights movement and proposition 8. I'm aware he supports civil unions for homosexual couples, but that still isn't equal to what straight couples have, and the United States is all about equality. If we still had time after talking about all of that, I would ask him about his family, and what kind of puppy they are getting for his two daughters for being supportive and being good during his campaign.

In 4 years, I think we will be out of the war, gas prices will be lower, the economy will be in better shape, we won't be 3 trillion dollars in debt, and gays will have equal rights still, hopefully. In four years I think Obama can do so much for this country. His campaign was all about change and thats what we need most right now. Things have to change.
In 2035, I will be somewhere in my forties. I will probably have a family, living in a house somewhere, with a steady paying job. In forty years, will there still be stready paying jobs? How much will my house cost? What will taxes be like? What kind of education will my children get? These things we don't know, but if we continue to have presidents like George W. Bush, then I may as well move out of the country now, but if we have presidents that live up to there high expectations and hopes such as Obama, then I think things are going to be alright in 2035.