Obama's Acceptance Speech

Barack Obama's speech on August 28th had several good points and even more great points, depending on how you personally view his positions. I believe that his main point was three-fold; his 'take' on the state of our nation, why he believes that the current administration has failed Americans, and what he proposes to do about these situations that we have found ourselves.

According to Obama's speech, he feels that our economic, social, and military situations have been neglected, ignored, passed over, and battered. Economically, our government has placed a great majority of Americans in dire straits, making it almost impossible to achieve higher goals, let alone continue supporting ourselves with what we now have. Social programs have not been available to average people, just to special interest groups. One example is the health care breaks that politicians have are incredibly good, while a middle-aged father of three cannot even afford a health plan, leaving his family with few options when there is an illness or emergency. The state of our militaristic presence in the Middle East is 'off the mark'- we don't belong in Iraq, and we need to step up what was started in Afghanistan. We also need to reward our soldiers for serving our country in a way that is of value to the soldier, not just a financial gain to Washington D.C..

Barack's message is directed at all the people in the nation. To his way of thinking, the past eight years has been a burden to all citizens of our country. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and all others should understand that we, as a nation, cannot continue with the policies that have been used to run this country. We are hurting ourselves as individuals, as well as a community and a nation. We are still a strong nation, but we are sinking into an abyss of un-hopeful people, despairing of ever gaining our dreams or the dreams of our children.

I think that his message is very insightful and promising. I do not know if he will be able to pull us out of the depression that we have sunk to. I do believe that he is correct in saying that now is the time to change the way things have been done. I do not know if his administration can achieve to goals that he has set before us. I am hopeful, regardless of who wins the election, that our country will enjoy a change for the better, because it is time for us to do it.