Obamalinks I
Jan. 16th, 2009 04:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pallas_athenaOptimism is a beautiful thing. And for worse or better, Barack Obama is surfing into the White House on a tidal wave of the stuff.
The election campaign was ingenious. Obama remade himself as a blank canvas for everyone to project their hopes onto. That he ran on hope, and not (like the opposition) on fear is to his credit. However, with all those hopes and beliefs riding on him, once he takes office and begins the work of the Presidency, any action he takes is bound to disappoint someone. By the end of the year, they say, we'll know whether we've got a good President or not. But by the end of the year, it's also safe to predict that a sizable section of the nation will be resenting the hell out of him.
So I'd say: let's all take a deep breath and savour these last few days before he, and we, have to deal with reality. In aid of this, between now and the inauguration I shall be posting some quality Obamalinks for your amusement.
Here is today's:
WE GO PLAY HOOP
[embarassing hair alert]
The election campaign was ingenious. Obama remade himself as a blank canvas for everyone to project their hopes onto. That he ran on hope, and not (like the opposition) on fear is to his credit. However, with all those hopes and beliefs riding on him, once he takes office and begins the work of the Presidency, any action he takes is bound to disappoint someone. By the end of the year, they say, we'll know whether we've got a good President or not. But by the end of the year, it's also safe to predict that a sizable section of the nation will be resenting the hell out of him.
So I'd say: let's all take a deep breath and savour these last few days before he, and we, have to deal with reality. In aid of this, between now and the inauguration I shall be posting some quality Obamalinks for your amusement.
Here is today's:
WE GO PLAY HOOP
[embarassing hair alert]