Thoughts and Non Thoughts

The election of Barack Obama as the next President of the USA is truly a historic event. Not only is he the first African-American to be elected to this office. He is also the first candidate in a generation to bring back to the national psyche the idealism of the founders of the American nation. It has given the USA a chance to regain its respect among the community of nations, if not endear it to some of its former friends. His acceptance speech epitomizes the message and demeanor of his candidacy. It is poetic and deeply moving to those who still believe in the American ideal. I think there is one word to describe his voters: lovestruck.

Super Tuesday ended in a draw. It will be another week or so, or even longer, before the final Democratic candidate is chosen. From an outsider perspective, it looks like Hillary is better for America at this point in its history. Imagine the next four years -- what's the best thing for the US to do? Pull out of Iraq, while avoiding total disaster in the Middle East. Focus on the economy while not letting up on security and terrorist concerns. Avoiding a recession while resisting protectionist urges. These are tasks for someone who can get down and get the job done. Maybe for two people who can get it done. Those would be Hillary and Bill. Obama will be a great President one day. Perhaps he can bring America to the next level after Hillary does the clean up job. But first things first. And that would be the First Lady turned President.