Obama's First Year In Office

Obama's first year in office has been a changed presidency. He is very different from many of the other presidents we have seen. Time will tell how many changes he gets implemented, but his track record so far has shown a political system so blocked by former ways of action that it IS a real fight to move ahead and fulfill all election promises.

Obama is a good President. He didn't get the Olympics for Chicago, but he has so many things to offer, and it is going to be very interesting to follow his actions as he proceeds towards his second term in office.

Stay tuned. :-)

Fulfillment: The Inauguration

This blog wouldn't be complete if I didn't end by showing - and commenting - the inauguration of Barack H Obama as 44^th President of the United States of America.

President Obama didn't sleep on his laurels. Au contraire, he has already moved to shut down Guantanamo. President Obama won't back down from his election promises, and that promises to bring a new political era to the western world.

These are truly exciting times. :-)

Obama Is Winning

Wow. These elections are interesting. Following it on CNN. Senator Obama seems to become the next President of the United States of America.

Thanks, everyone, for following this blog. It's all moving in the right direction. :-)

SEIZE The Day!

Regardless of where YOU stand politically it is important that you show your opinion by VOTING. These elections are way too important to be overlooked. Democracy IS the best cure for some of the elitist actions we have seen all over the world.

Ever wondered why so many are disgusted by politics?
Many have told that they previously didn't vote - in fact, weren't even registered as voters - but have registered now that Obama was a candidate. With Biden next to him it's a strong team.

IF John McCain were to win the elections I suggest we pray for his health. America doesn't deserve a fake as Sarah Palin as President if John McCain wouldn't survive a full term as President.

Anyway, message of the day: GO vote. Make your position clear by voting. You would regret it if you didn't vote and the wrong person got the all-important office of President.

Carpe diem. Seize the day.

Obamas Infomercial - see for yourself

Instead of hearing what others dislike about Senator Obama's infomercial, why not watch it yourself and make your own decision?

Did Obama Break Any Ethics Laws?

Now, under the title of "Obama Broke Illinois Ethics Laws" some journalists have tried to insinuate that Senator Obama broke the law as state legislator when he received "speaking fees" - see the news here: http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/obama_broke_illinois_ethics_laws_as_a_state_legislator/.

Listen, there are many formats used by OTHER politicians. "I will do the job, but please donate to my favourite charity", or "....please donate to my campaign fund." What would be the difference?

Donations to campaign funds would be tax deductible for the one who pays, and campaign funds are not taxed, so in fact Senator Obama has done more than many others have, when considered ethically. Because the tactics employed by former candidates have not been illegal per se. It is fair to speak before supporters before you speak to non-supporters, and there would be no law against that.

But this type of article shows just how DIRTY some people will play to imply wrong motives. Let me say it again, Senator Obama IS honest and he IS a worthy candidate for the office of President of the United States of America. He has disclosed all he needs to do, and poor devious attacks from his opponents won't change that. If you check both sides of the story.

When The Gloves Come Off

In this final blog article before the Grand Election I would like to summarize a few key points I have found very interesting about BOTH campaigns. It is not only I, but even many political analyzers who have noticed that Obama ran a FAIR campaign whereas McCain ran a very biased and negative campaign.

Much like former elections, this campaign was PERSONAL. Republicans made a mess of world politics, and now they want to blame everyone else for THEIR mistakes while having had eight long years at the reins of control. The Democrats would have had great difficulty in explaining how wonderful everything would become after this George Bush-era IF Hillary Clinton had been elected. There would always have been a return to the Bill Clinton-era when she is married to the former President.

However, just as preconceived ideas, innuendos and theories have been rampant in this catfight, it would be fair to end by saying that from a Danish perspective (mine), the United States have had awful corpses hidden in the closet after Anti-Terrorist laws have greatly DEVALUED our democratic freedoms.
Surveillance is all over the place, not only in Echelon, but all over the planet. Supposedly to make us feel safer, but freedom-loving, law-abiding citizens have become LOSERS in a game in which they have never been heard nor respected.

If EVER there was a time when morale needed a great boost it would be now, but fighting among themselves will never solve these issues. Therefore, the recent turn-around of the Republican campaign seems only too shallow a sign of window-dressing. Changing the gift-wrapping doesn't change the basic fact that Republicans want CONTROL to an extent they would never have accepted before.

So, when you choose between the two candidates, my hope is you will remember who stood for good morals and ethics all along, remember who fought most fairly and who TRULY deserves to run the office of President of the United States of America.