November 4th, 2008: The Beautiful Dream
The US Democratic Party Candidate Senator Barack Obama achieved one of the most amazing feats in history. He won the US Presidential race becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
It is hard to believe that that was actually one year ago.
It is hard to believe that that was actually one year ago.
November 4th, 2009: The Stark Reality
President Obama is now firmly at the helm of affairs yet he is facing many obstacles in his way:
- Dealing with the grave impact of the sub-prime mortgage crisis on the US economy
- A health-care reform bill for universal health coverage that has been far from being universally accepted
- Tough decisions to make concerning American troop numbers in Afghanistan
- The War in Iraq and looming questions
- Two gubernatorial races in the states of Virginia and New Jersey have just been won by the opposition Republicans
Beautiful dreams may have given way to harsh realities but the chapter has not ended. Despite skepticism and cynicism, I still believe that President Obama will pull through and live up to many expectations.
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