Why we need an innovative leader
David Olivieri
Sen. Barack Obama was my choice for president.
Personally, I voted for Obama so that he can revive our economy and bring back sound world leadership like Clinton did in the 1990s.
As Americans, we need this new invigoration in our politics. We need charismatic politicians to excite this nation into doing extraordinary things.
When President John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps and challenged this nation to reach the moon, we did not hesitate to do it. As soon as President Ronald Reagan (The Great Communicator) vowed to reduce the nuclear arms race and resurrect East Germany from poverty and tyranny, we did not hesitate to serve the international community.
This is who Obama is and will be. Obama is a pragmatist; he wants to unite this nation and heal our self-inflicted wounds from partisan politics. We are entering a new generation in American politics and we need a young, intelligent leader to secure our country.
President George W. Bush will leave behind a record-breaking deficit and a massive financial recession.
To repair the damage, Obama wants to continue another round of tax breaks for working families, provide tax incentives for small businesses and start-ups and fight for fair trade. His agenda accurately resonates with American people, and that is why most working families are voting for him.
We already had a Republican in office for eight years, and I think it is a Democrat who will have to pick up the slack again after another Bush presidency.
The Democratic nominee isn’t just going to give financial relief and security to the middle class, but will energize this nation.
Kennedy and Reagan are household heroes who were once in the same position Obama is now. They both were new and not as experienced as people would have liked them to be either.
Both Kennedy and Reagan brought this nation together to deliver sound goals for this nation and Obama will do the same.
That said, however, I do respect Sen. John McCain as well, but am afraid of his vice presidential pick and his economic policies.
Health care is a top priority for me.
We need to have affordable and quality health care that can be provided by our government and the free market. The McCain-Palin ticket only wants the latter. I am afraid that prices will only rise, and more and more people will go bankrupt.
This general election was exciting and worthwhile and tonight we will see who will win the White House. Whoever it turns out to be, both brought new attention to American politics and deserve applause.
David Olivieri is a columnist for The Nevada Sagebrush. He can be reached at editor@nevadasagebrush.com.
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November 4th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Sober up. JFK? Royally screwed up the Bay of Pigs and sold out the Cubans, sat on his hands when the Berlin Wall was built, got ripped to shreds by Krushchev, came within inches of getting us nuked, destabilized South Vietnam by having Diem eliminated, all within 3 years!
Clinton? Nuke tech. to North Korea,multiple unanswered terrorist attacks, warhead secrets to the PRC, government mandated social engineering that we’re feeling the effects of now!
Gee, Obama has some big shoes to fill.
November 4th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Sadly, this whole two party system seems rather common in Western nations. Whether Democrat and Republican, or Labour and National, people seem to never remember why they voted one party out of office. Bush and the Republicans ran on a platform of change earlier this decade and got their mandate when they had control of the House, Senate, and Presidency. They of course could not have done this if not for wide disdain for the Democrats. Not suprisingly Republican rule has been horrible. Now that they have screwed up so badly, the Democrats are running on a madate of change. Most likely, by the end of today they will have the same power the Republicans had just a few years ago. I am sure they will also suck and then the cycle will repeat with Republicans coming back to power in the House and Senate in about 2014. I can’t help but feel that this whole process is a sham ment to herd to sheep into doing what they are supposed to. Look at Krystal Bick’s article. She seems to basically be saying she voted for Obama because she wants to give him oral sex. This is typical of many people. Remember how many supported Bush because they thought he was a likable guy they could have beer with?
November 4th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
On another note, why do so many people crave leaders? Democratic Republicanism is supposed to be based on self governance. We are supposed to elect people who represent our views, not those who will “lead” us. Perhaps the fact that so many people strive to be led by others explains so many of our problems.