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Obama promised 'Change,' when are we going to see it?
Rick Crawford
Issue date: 12/5/08 Section: Diversions
Right now, approximately a month after the election, I still feel exactly the same, except for the euphoric feeling I had for a week or so is now gone. For almost a year and a half, all we heard everyday is, "Change we can believe in, change in coming, vote for change," and you know what, nothing has freakin' changed.
I voted for Barack Obama because I was expecting us to have landed on Mars and have hovercraft cars running on oxygen, or some other cool scientific thing I know nothing about. But to be completely honest, we are no closer to accomplishing any of these things than some of the other things I hoped would change, including George Bush being out of office (still hasn't happened, people), and universal healthcare that apparently only applies to the people of this country (that doesn't make sense).
So it appears that Barack Obama has flat out lied to us, and I don't know if I can ever trust him again. Let's take a look at some of the things he has done in the past month that directly go against his "call" for change. First, he kept Robert Gates as defense secretary. How can you expect change if you keep the same guys that were already in the White House!? Second, Barack Obama, earlier this week, named Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. The last thing we need is another Clinton in the white house. Hasn't there already been like seven of them?
Since we have now covered what he has kept the same, there are some other very prominent issues that Obama has promised change in and has not delivered. The war in Iraq is still going on. During the election campaign, Obama routinely brought up the fact that we are spending billions of dollars in Iraq each month, but our soldiers are still there. Maybe there are still weapons of mass destruction somewhere in Iraq, but I doubt it. However, on a lighter note, gas prices have dropped significantly in the last month. But why is our gas coming from Saudi Arabia instead of off our beautiful Oregon coast like Obama, er scratch that, McCain promised. Sorry, sometimes I get confused.
I voted for Barack Obama because I was expecting us to have landed on Mars and have hovercraft cars running on oxygen, or some other cool scientific thing I know nothing about. But to be completely honest, we are no closer to accomplishing any of these things than some of the other things I hoped would change, including George Bush being out of office (still hasn't happened, people), and universal healthcare that apparently only applies to the people of this country (that doesn't make sense).
So it appears that Barack Obama has flat out lied to us, and I don't know if I can ever trust him again. Let's take a look at some of the things he has done in the past month that directly go against his "call" for change. First, he kept Robert Gates as defense secretary. How can you expect change if you keep the same guys that were already in the White House!? Second, Barack Obama, earlier this week, named Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. The last thing we need is another Clinton in the white house. Hasn't there already been like seven of them?
Since we have now covered what he has kept the same, there are some other very prominent issues that Obama has promised change in and has not delivered. The war in Iraq is still going on. During the election campaign, Obama routinely brought up the fact that we are spending billions of dollars in Iraq each month, but our soldiers are still there. Maybe there are still weapons of mass destruction somewhere in Iraq, but I doubt it. However, on a lighter note, gas prices have dropped significantly in the last month. But why is our gas coming from Saudi Arabia instead of off our beautiful Oregon coast like Obama, er scratch that, McCain promised. Sorry, sometimes I get confused.
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Michael Patteson
posted 12/20/08 @ 4:10 PM PST
OK, I'll say it... Obama isn't even President yet! I assume this whole rant is tongue-in-cheek. I voted for him too. Give the guy a break. At least let him come to power. (Continued…)
JOHN J .CROOK JR.
posted 1/27/09 @ 7:19 PM PST
HI MY NAME IS JC FIRST OFF I VOTED FOR OBAMA AND I HOPE AND PRAY HE CAN TURN AROUND THIS MAHAM .MANY OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS ARE OUT OF WORK WITH FAMILYS . (Continued…)
Casia
posted 1/28/09 @ 6:21 AM PST
Wow... What are you, like twelve? He's been in office for A WEEK, what can anyone change in a week? I would love to see you pull our soldiers out, fix all the crappy healthcare, dril oil in oregon, and settle into the white house in a week. (Continued…)
Alice
posted 1/29/09 @ 10:18 AM PST
Um, Casia, when this column was published (12/5), Obama wasn't in office AT ALL.
I get that this was supposed to be funny, and some of it was (Mars! Hovercrafts!), but only until I looked at the date the column ran, and then it was all really stupid. (Continued…)
CharInOhio
posted 2/15/09 @ 3:59 PM PST
WOW...see THIS is WHAT HAPPENS when you vote for FAIRYTALES and NOT REALITY !!!! Next time vote for someone who promises a little LESS but, can ACTUALLY DO IT and make some positive changes for America. (Continued…)
william
posted 2/17/09 @ 2:21 PM PST
mmmmmmmmmm obama isnt the best but i know he said that everthing he promised might not work............ like the gun thing that is dumb comeon
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