Yes, it's good to be nice, but not always helpful, lol. I sat down and started my layout, but I realized I don't really know anything about Obama except that 1)he's the first black president 2) he inspires hope 3) he brings out strong feelings in the people who don't like him. In the conservative Christian circles I generally find myself in, I hear things like, "He's the anti-Christ" (no, I'm not joking.) and "He's a communist" but no one can ever tell me WHY they think those things. So when I try to figure it out, I can't really believe the ridiculous things folks on that side say. And I can't necessarily believe the things the die hard Dems say because that's not really how I align myself. I'm just trying to figure out what he's done and how people perceive it. Does that make sense?
I just started listening to the Audacity of Hope, and I love it. I guess the problem is that we all have different opinions of what is best for our country. I agree about him having a much much better reputation abroad than Bush. Bush made me cringe every time he spoke because he was so clueless (or maybe just didn't care) about how he was perceived in the rest of the world. In fact, when I moved overseas in 2002, we had to be careful who we told that we are Americans. We heard some pretty hard core rants about Bush and his policies.
Thanks you guys for keeping it nice and for helping me feel it out. And thanks for the
Keynes vs. Hayek link, too. I'll check that out.
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