Ok, Back to Reality…

The last couple of days have been electrifying for the whole world as President Barack Obama took oath as the 44th President of the United States. It seemed that the economic problems have been magically whisked away, even for a day, as the United States of America celebrated the inauguration of President Obama. And now, after a few days of celebration, President Obama – and the rest of the world too – is now, coming back to reality.

Shortly after his inauguration day, President Obama went on working changes in his government. He made fundamental steps that would help in erasing the annoying and dark legacy of the Bush administration. The finest example of this is the closure of Guantanamo. I personally applauded President Obama on this part, as I have believed that having a detention for your terrorists, or perhaps, accused terrorists without sufficient evidence is an act against the basic human rights. Good thing that President Obama decided to close this shit and hopefully, he would provide a much better intervention to terrorism.

The days passed by quickly and now I am seeing President Obama making tough calls on foreign-family planning policies (which the Vatican officials criticized him, according to this report from GMAnews.tv ), making proposals for another and bigger economic stimulus plan (I hope this time, the bailout money should be allocated appropriately and there should be a solid plan for that, unlike Henry Paulson’s previous bailout strategy), trying to balance power among the Democrats (and this can be a potential headache to the president) and so on and so forth.

With the news of the US economy spiralling downward to the depths of the recession, I now wonder, that President Barack Obama, may be the unluckiest guy in the planet, holding a very difficult job of relieving the unwanted legacy of the previous Bush administration. Well, a president’s job is not that tame. It is so full of pressure that some people might be expecting President Obama to get more white hairs and wrinkles as his term chugs along.

Honestly, I dont put too much of high hopes for President Obama. He can be a symbol for hope and change but he is no superman. He is still human, prone to mistakes but still make his darndest best to provide the best strategies and solutions for the situation right now. President Obama needs support, not whining and pointless rants.

Anyways, I will continue to watch him over the next couple of days and months into his term. And I bet, he has the capacity to make significant changes, or lay down significant foundations for the next administration to follow. I dont want to put another dose of pressure to the guy, as I know, he bears the brunt of the world on his shoulders, just like the mythological hero, Atlas.