Barack Obama - America's new Ray of Hope
Looks likes Obama has beaten all odds and is set to become the first Black and Afro American to lead the Democrats to a resounding victory unless the much spoken about Bradley effect comes in to play where the opinion polls turn out to be completely misleading with voters changing preferences for the other candidate in the last few days. It's a battle of Old vs. Youth , Black Vs White, Democrats vs. Republicans, experience vs. relative inexperience, outside female rookie politician vs. seasoned Diplomat for the VP and never before has there been such a feverish pitch or expected large voter turnout in American Election history. In this process Obama seems to have transcended all the barriers across states, castes, religion, race etc and is set to create history in turning out to be the only hope for millions of deprived and poor Americans and migrants.
In a country which has been ravaged by the financial tsunami, toxic credit all over the place, mis management of large financial corporations, complete lack of Governance with utter disregard to internal controls and resultant large scale Federal bailouts, Obama's victory seems to be the only silver lining amongst the frightening dark clouds of uncertainty. It's also refreshing to note that he is just 47, possibly the third youngest US President elect, full of fun and energy and above all a man of ethics, integrity and values. So far so good but the acid test starts when he becomes one of the the most powerful presidents of the world.
When you consider the age factor and compare his age and election with the depressing Indian scenario where except Rahul Gandhi nobody in the 40's seems to be ready to lead the Nation. Almost all the current leaders or aspirants like our PM, Vajpayee, Advani, Mulayam, Lalu, Kalingnar etc are all 70+ or around but still want to cling on to power instead of calling it a day and handing over the baton to the next generation of youth leaders .
In a country which has been ravaged by the financial tsunami, toxic credit all over the place, mis management of large financial corporations, complete lack of Governance with utter disregard to internal controls and resultant large scale Federal bailouts, Obama's victory seems to be the only silver lining amongst the frightening dark clouds of uncertainty. It's also refreshing to note that he is just 47, possibly the third youngest US President elect, full of fun and energy and above all a man of ethics, integrity and values. So far so good but the acid test starts when he becomes one of the the most powerful presidents of the world.
When you consider the age factor and compare his age and election with the depressing Indian scenario where except Rahul Gandhi nobody in the 40's seems to be ready to lead the Nation. Almost all the current leaders or aspirants like our PM, Vajpayee, Advani, Mulayam, Lalu, Kalingnar etc are all 70+ or around but still want to cling on to power instead of calling it a day and handing over the baton to the next generation of youth leaders .
Obama's quote on the Nation in one of the campaign speeches summed up all his efforts and the road ahead:
'It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.'
RK
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posted by RK at 9:44 PM
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