A Country once divided has now come together.

A Country once divided has now come together.

Barack Obama will become the 44th president of the United States of America. What can i say? It's just epic. Now I'm not one to get caught up in hype about anything but i truly believe that this will be the beginning of something special.
His road to president has been a long one. From becoming a senator, to putting himself forward as a presidential candidate and getting the backing to do so, to fighting off one of the most respected and powerful women in politics, Hillary Clinton. I think that was where the real battle was won. There was something truly special about this guy that he was able to bypass Hillary and the Clinton machine. All he had to do then was play his cards correctly and i must admit it was one of the most impressive election campaigns i have ever seen not only in the United States but around the world. Alot of people will argue that it was due to the incredible amounts of money the Obama camp had at their disposable. It is a factor but how they used that money was just incredible. They reached out to every person in the United States one way or another .

The thing i like most about Obama is that he can relate to everyone. He grew up in Hawaii and was not the most well off. He had a black father and a white mother, and at that time that sort of thing was extremely frowned upon. It was still illegal in some states of America, luckily enought they lived in Hawaii where perhaps the discrimination might not have been as bad. Not only does he have this kind of background but he also went to vist his ancestrol home of Kenya. Here he met his grandmother and distant relatives. He noticed first hand on what the 3rd world is like and i believe this will give hope to poor of the world once he becomes president in January. To me has everything going for him, he is well educated, he graduated from Harvard Law, he has travelled the world and lived in many different countries. He is an extremely talented public speaker, and he just has this style and charisma that makes the guy irresistable. I know i was glued to sky news when i watched his victory speech which took place in hometown of Chicago. It was nothing short of Amazing. He has captured the hearts and minds of the American people and even people around the world. He instills this belief into everyone that everything is going to be ok.

Now everyone is saying that this is historic because he is the first black president of the United States. Now dont get me wrong it is an incredible achievment and it shows how much that country has come along since slavery was abolished all those years ago but i think what is historic is that Barack Obama has reached out to every minority and to every person in the United States. This was not a case of Black vs White, no way. This way about everyone in the United States believing again, everyone in the United States coming together regardless of sex, sexuality, ethnicity, disability or anything like that and how everyone in that country has become one. The scenes from the cities around the country, black and white people coming together, crying into each others arms was incredible. Who thought this would of been seen 40 years ago? I will never forget the image of Jesse Jackson crying his eyes out when Obama made his speech. This truly is a historic moment.

All credit is due to John McCain. I think he is a nice man, a very proud American. However his inability to get the youth vote and the appoint of Sarah Palin as his running mate cost him dearly. Also there were some seriously bad decisions made by the republican party during the campaign that didnt help matters. I thought he was gracious in defeat and my respect for the man has increased because of that.

Now things get realistic for Obama, he has alot of tough decisions to make and alot of obstacles to overcome. The world wide recession and the state of the American economy is going to be his biggest issue. The fact that the United States is 1 trillion dollars in debt is not going to help the matter and this makes the whole situation for Obama quite difficult.As an environmental scientist I myself hope that he will take climate change seriously and not ignore it like Bush did. I for one hope that he will be a success and that he will start something special the United States and around the world. Lets just hope that Fox News dont get on his back too early and he wont be ridiculed and blamed for everything bad that occurs in his 4 years of presidency.

Barack Obama, I salute you , for what you have done to the people of this world. For instilling belief into our hearts and for restoring pride for your people and your country. I look forward to seeing you become a success.