We have a new president: Barack Obama

"Yes, we can", the crowd said when Obama presented himself after projection votes stating he was the new president. After eight years under the Republican party, Democrats finally showed victorious. It took 21 months and a lot of hard work to be where we are now. Obama is the first African-American president in US history and I think this is the type of change the US was aiming for.
"The road ahead will be long. I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight" (CNN, Transcript) said Obama, who is focusing on the people to make our country a better country. I know this victory upsets others, but we must remain united because this is our country and divided we won't go anywhere. Candidate McCain even offered his support to Obama,we should all follow his example. This is the country we all love and we need to make efforts to put end to our differences and obtain the prosperity we all want. I believe McCain held himself with a remarkable demeanor and this is what we all need to do.
This is the beginning of a new era for the US - We should be grateful to be living this, it took years and hard work to have women and African-Americans to vote and now we have an African-American as a president, but this is what change is all about. It was a difficult campaign, but everyone's efforts have paid off and now its time to focus on fixing the problems. Like Obama said "And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too" (CNN, Transcript). Let's not forget it.
Every four years when a new president is elected a new journey begins and this is no different, we must believe!

Presidential Debate - 09/26/08

On Friday’s presidential debate the main focus seemed to be international affairs. I must admit that the condition in Iraq is important and we must know what our next president would do, but isn’t the economical situation even more important? Candidate Obama appears to be concerned and interested in improving our situation, which I personally like. I think the US has changed…we can barely afford living and sending our kids to school. We don’t see America as the country of dreams, but of nightmares.

Going back to the international issues, our international image had degraded over the past years and republicans pretend to care. I believe the war in Iraq hasn’t got any better and we are losing more and more soldiers in a lost cause. It’s time for us to understand that we can’t safe the whole world. We have lost plenty already and those soldiers that have come back don’t even count with the government’s aid to heal their wounds. I agreed with Obama, the war hasn’t been quick or easy. McCain however thinks that we are somehow winning because of some sort of strategy, he even accuses Obama by saying: “Sen. Obama refuses to acknowledge that we are winning in Iraq”.

Overall I believe Obama did better than McCain. I have to admit that McCain is stronger in International subjects…however that isn’t enough. Americans need a president willing to make changes in the health care system, in education, and it seems like Obama is eager to do some changes. For now what we must do is wait…it isn’t over yet, next week we have the vice presidential debate.