NEW PRESIDENT - WHAT HOPES ? (Barack Obama - will there ever be a black American president?)

Member Name: marksouth

Product:	Barack Obama - will there ever be a black American president?
Date:	07/01/09 (91 review reads)
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Advantages: HE MIGHT BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE

Disadvantages: HE PROBABLY WON`T BE

I pity those who feel hope for the new president - regardless of his colour, he is a politician and has become adept at playing the political game . How can anyone look at his selections for his cabinet and support team and not see the gray ghosts of failed previous administrations ?
He is an exciting and dramatic orator who can encourage hope in the hearts of the listening audience but being a president calls for a different set of skills - if articulacy was a necessary skill for a president how could Bush have stained the White House for so long ? Can you not remember the hopes that Blair carried with him into Downing Street and how they promptly travelled out the back door into the bin ? The Who got it right - I get on my knees and pray / we don`t get fooled again.

Summary: IS OBAMA THE REAL DEAL ?