Obama Presidency - The Good

In attempt to show the thoughtful balance provided to you here at The Civil Conservative, I plan to post two separate blogs illustrating the both the positive and negative sides of an Obama Presidency which begins in two and a half months (on my birthday, by the way). Hopefully, this can make clear my comments and any compliments will not be taken as back-handed or as set up for a criticism. So, here we go with the Good Side of an Obama Presidency!

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Just Kidding - I couldn't resist.

First off, the unprecented good will this President-Elect has received will be a tremendous boost to his time in office. In addition to the continuing of the strong support from the MainStream to Liberal Media (including Chris Matthews' claim that his job is now to make the Obama Presidency successful), there are many conservative writers that are wishing for a successful Presidency for Barack. President Bush has been extremely gracious in his willingness to include the President-Elect in getting acquanted and informed on matters like the White House and national intelligence. In addition, Bush has vowed to make this the smoothest transition of power the nation has ever seen. This unified good will is likely due, in part, to the decisive win in this election. Obama magnetism was strong enough to achieve a 53% majority with a 7 point win over John McCain. Thus, he has established a mandate for the Obama Hope, which would give the President Elect a bit longer of a honeymoon as the electoral landslide communicates a unified America that is willing to give hope a chance. He is that rare politician who has captured America's hearts and minds and has inspired them to believe in him. Presidents like Reagan and Kennedy are comparable in terms of capturing America's imagination.

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Secondly, while his message of change has been a bit vague in terms of exactly what change will be implemented, it certainly has resonanted with the nation and many within in the world community. Whether the perception is correct or justified, there is no debate that the perception of America has changed.

The most obvious changed perception is that America has finally gotten the monkey off its back of being racist. The election of a black man, with a funny name as he likes to say, is an impressive statement from a country that just 45 years ago needed to enact a Federal Law in allowing blacks to drink from the same drinking foundation. This election would even argue against the claim that while America may not be publicly racist, but in private is still racist. In fact, with fair questions against Obama such as his inexperience, and the instability of an unproven record, if the nation did have reservations against him due to his race it's likely he would not have been elected.

Secondly, the perception of his administration in the US and throughout the world is that he will establish a new approach. To the US, he has professed himself to be a post-partisan leader. He ran on the idea of leading the United Sates of America (purple America), not just his party or liberals (blue America). In his acceptance speech, he promised to reach out across the aisle. In his very thoughtful research, perhaps he has learned from the Carter and Clinton administrations who were both too aggressive moving the country to the Left and the subsequent blowback they received from the nation in response. Conservatives like myself will be looking to keep him to this promise, however today he will be taken at his word.

From the world's viewpoint, he has espoused a new way of dealing with other nations. Countries like Russia, Iran and Venezuela are eager to engage with the soon-to-be President, with the first two already initiating the conversations. His pledge of being open to talks with other nations in such a free way, even with those being sanctioned, clearly create a difference between how America has been viewed throughout its history. This, coupled with the American President being of brown skin sends a clear message to the world, leaders and citizens alike, that in this great country, the color of your skin is an irrelevant factor to your success, thus creating an impression of unprecedented fairness.

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Finally, his well reported intelligence and calm demeanor are ones of historical proportions. He will be a very thoughtful, very intelligent President. He is an individual who leaves no stone unturned is very careful to make a decision. Reporters following his 22 month election campaign have all marveled at his ability to remain unflappable. A writer of Newsweek recently commented that he became frustrated at always using that same word: "calm", in every article he's written about Obama. In a time, where the world's security situation has taken a backseat to recent fears of the impending recession, it will be important for the President to remain calm and project calm if (God forbid) we again encounter danger from a violent, vigilent and extremely complex enemy.

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Just to be on the record. I have no problem conceding that he is my President and hope that he can provide positive solutions to the challenges we face.