Pre-Inauguration Thoughts

I planned to write a long entry about what I feel about Obama, and how some people’s “criticism” about him are really, senseless and unconstructive.

But I’ll just say this, “in every thing, there will be criticism, but to those who choose to ignore the senseless ones, reflect on the constriuctive ones and learn from past mistakes they or their predecessors have made, success will come slowly but surely.”

And oh, by the way, I think the budget for the Inauguration is perfectly alright, and its funded by willing donors anyway. I’d be more skeptical if my President was sleeping on the streets than staying at a hotel for the Inauguration. That’ll show that my country is too poor to even have the hope to save this recession.

I know alot of people will rebutt my opinion, since quite a handful (yes, very small minority but very loud voices) thinks Obama should give like 100% to charity and poor people because of the recession, and leave nothing for himself, his wife and his daughters. But these are the same people who obviously can afford a computer, and most of them are still living comfortable lives. So why lead by example, sell your computer and donate that money to charity? Then you can e-mail all your friends, and Obama. Oh wait, by then you won’t have a computer. (:

Anyway, that was for the detractors who seem to be the same people who criticise Obama again and again with generally baseless comments and lack of strong sources. On a lighter note, poll results from a news agency shows that with Obama’s inauguration, the majority of US citizens are more optimistic about the country’s future and economy.

I do support Obama, but it’s still too early to pin too much hope on him. Some are concerned that too many people are pinning too much hope on him, and he’d get crushed by the pressure. For now, let’s just take things slowly and let the man ease into his new job. Besides, he’s the second youngest President to ever take office in US history, so give him time and I am sure he won’t disappoint. But only time will tell.

That’s the gist of my drafted article, and I’m sure if I did post the entire article, my blog will become as infamous as XiaXue (for those who are Singaporeans/Malaysians) or Perez Hilton.

Anyway, to conclude, “to each his own”. Whether or not you support Obama, worship him or are still skeptical about him, the fact is, he’ll be the 44th President of the United States and it’ll be going down on the history books. I guess the best option for most people is to just care less.