I applaud the nation for being able to elect an "African-American" president. Only a short 144 years ago, a black man wasn't even considered worthy of the status of the white man. I find it truly amazing that a black man is now the President of the United States. However, he is only half-black (and only biologically). He was born to a white mother, and a black father. When he was two years old, his father left he and his mother, and returned to Kenya and later died in a car wreck in 1982. He saw his son, Barack Jr. only once more after his return to Kenya before the car wreck.
Being a Republican, I personally do not support his economic ideas of raising taxes for wealthy people. I believe that people shouldn't be punished with higher taxes just because they worked hard and struggled harder than the middle and lower classes. I am not in the upper class, so this tax change will not be a detriment to me or my family, should it come into effect, and it may actually lower taxes for us. But regardless of how it effects me and my family, it still seems wrong for my family to have a lower tax rate than someone richer than ourselves. I am also wary about the fact that President Obama is planning on withdrawing all troops from Iraq in 16 months. I think that the haste with which the President made this decision could not possibly be responsible. Only two days in office, and he has already made this decision? There are a lot of variables and opinions to hear on the subject before making such a tremendous decision. Should he take more time, listen to other expert opinions, and then make a more educated choice, I would be less inclined to worry about it, knowing that the President took the time to learn his facts.
But regardless of what I think, President Obama has made this decision, and obviously I will not persuade him otherwise. Being the most powerful man in the free world, I believe that We the People have no choice but to stand behind the President, agree or disagree. "E pluribus unum" it says on the very currency of this country. It means "out of many, one." You may have also heard the term "United We Stand," or "One nation under God, indivisible," all with a central meaning: through good and bad, thick and thin, we must stand together as one.
