Are We Prepared For Barack Obama To Mess Up?

I think he will do just fine, I was having some thoughts about what the Gov, did in llinos, I was hoping he wasn't link to that. He said he didn't have anything to do with that. but I hear they have a lot of coruption going on in the politics there. But I think Obama will do a good Job being the President.

I won't lie, I wasn't going to answer this. Like I said, i don't expect him to come out doing miracles and changing the economy at the drop of a hat. I just don't. But I expect he give it his very best and sadly, as with all humans, he will mess up at times. Its the way of the world.

I would vote for you Rozie. Rozie for President, sort of sounds good doesn't it. I am so hoping the Obama turns out to be oe of the best Presidents we have ever had. Somebody is always going to talk, no matter who won. I hate the N word as much as you do. I grew up in a very mixed neighborhood. I see people as people, it doesn't matter their race, religion, or whatever. I am of Native American ancestry, I am mostly white though. What gets me is the number of African Americans who use the N word and call each other that. I don't get it. I think we all should have more respect for ourselves and our fellow Americans. We are all in this together. We have a mix of all kinds of people here, it doesn't matter about color. Our new year is coming quick. We as a country need change, we need to come together as people, One Nation Under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

I pray every night for God to look after our country or for the United States and to lead Obama in the right direction. So I think you have started a great discusion everyone as christains should pray.

It's hard to keep racism out of it. Like you say about cyberspace and the hordes of morons dropping the "N" bomb. However, seeing that it's meaningless rubbish perpetrated by people who voice opinions of disdain via the net simply because they "can," I think it's safe to assume that race isn't really their beef. People were (and still are in some cases) yelling, "Murder George Bush! He's a stupid redneck," etc. I doubt they're all redneck-hating murderers; they're just chumps who use the nameless/faceless venue to act like the @$$holes they've always wanted to be. When idiots choose to be nasty, they muster up enough courage to say the one thing that wins the "shock value" prize. Nothing is off limits online, including the President, no matter who it is. That aside, I don't think anyone is prepared for a Barack Obama failure, simply because that means America's failure. There's always a group of "I told you sos" waiting patiently -- but that's for anyone. Not to harp, but it was the same way with Bush. People neglected the fact that our soil has been void of terrorist attacks since Sep. 12,2001. Instead, they picked out other "failures." Race, gender, creed, culture, and whatever else aside, it's politics. Any missteps Obama has, there will be people saying "I told you so." Anything he does right, it's the "I knew it" crowd in the spotlight. Then, rare as they may be, you have people who don't buy into the hype and continue to do the best they can as citizens of America. IMO, internet culture has ruined the media and warped the criteria by which we judge not only a President, but a human being. It's hard to ignore, but I think you have to ignore what's being said while focusing on what's being done, all the while living your life responsibly and being true to yourself. That's a hard enough job in itself without having to be bogged down by people who would rather point the finger than lend a hand. Here's to an awesome 2009! :)

no! i have hope and faith in Barack Obama! i believe eventhough human has his limits but no! Obama can do it and exceed his limits and bring us to a much greater nad better world with his leads! I believe that he can change US and make a difference if he cant do it in one year i dont mind there is still three year to go, take its slowly but progressively. I wont be dissapointed if he make the least change as long as he did ! I believe he CAN! 2009 here we go!

He WILL mess up as we all would if we were president, because as you said: We are human! However here's something that just might help America, all those rotten people in other countries who hate America and want to kill all of us LOVE Obama! For some odd reason they just LOVE him and with that in mind, maybe there's hope for us Americans! Maybe they'll go a little easy on us from now on, lets hope!

Trust me, the only way we will know if Obama makes a mistake is if the press is no longer in the tank for him.As you said, he is only human, and my personal opinion, inexperienced and frequently appears to to be a poor judge of character. All I can do at this point is pray for him and hope he makes wise decisions in the future. Stan

Rozie, what a great discussion you have started. At first I did not know where you where going with it. I am glad you said the things you did. I am not sure the "N" word will be used but I am white and have not had to put up with the hatefulness have have just for the color of your skin. I do agree we need to move forward as a county and look at the man and not at what color he is or his nationality. I am so proud of you for starting this discussion because I know you did not vote for him and you thought he was not the best man for our county. Now you have come a long way to say "OK you are in office I support you" Great job my friend.

You are absolutely right that he is just a man. Regardless of his education, common sense, talent and all the other good things he has going for him he is ONE man. Being the president is not a figure-head job, but he does have a congress and senate he has to work with. I think a lot of people will forget that his speeches have been full of "this can't be fixed short term" and will begin to demand results right away and will get really nasty when they don't get them. That is a shame, because what he's facing is the worst crisis in American History since the great depression and it's not going away over night. I hope the majority of Americans realize that, and that any short fall in their expectations has nothing to do with his race.

I'm not an American but I believe in the strength in the American people in general. They have been into tremendous circumstances that greatly challenged the people and the nation, yet, they are still dominantly strong as a nation. I am sure if anything happens out of the ordinary in the Obama administration, Americans can still hurdle and emerge victorious at the end.

I think he has very good intentions and has good plans, but he himself admitted that we may not see any of the things he wants to do come into reality anytime soon. We may not even see the changes in the next 4 or 8 years. It may happen with our next president. Face it, he has a huge mess to clean up and he's only one man. We all know that past presidents have made mistakes, why is Obama any different from them? Why should people be harder on him? He IS only human, just like all of our past and future presidents. I'm sure mistakes will be made but look at the horrible ones that came from the last administration. Can he do any worse? I don't consider him a "N", as you put it. I see him as an American, a man and a human being. I think that word should be banned from our vocabulary. Besides, he is half white which means he is not a "black" man. He is a person. I'm sure that if everyone traced their lineage back to the beginning, that they aren't all 100% "white" or Caucasian or whatever they think they are that gives them the right to judge others by the color of their skin. We all have other races and cultures in us whether we want to admit it or not. What does that make us? Human beings, people, Americans.

There's a saying about love, I can't remember it exactly, but it goes something like "There's no such thing as a perfect person, just the perfect person for you". I think this applies to Mr. Obama as well. People shouldn't be thinking of him as a perfect man, but they should be thinking he's the perfect man to fix your current situation. Seeing the issue from an outsider point of view, I think that's the case. Will he screw up from time to time? I'm sure he will, he's not jumping into an easy situation, far from it. In fact, I don't think you can expect him to fix everything during his mandate, just hope he pushes things into the right direction. As for the fear of the Lord thing, I'll have to disagree with you, I don't think religion should play a factor when choosing the right person for a job, even if that job means representing you as a citizen. Just my opinion of course, don't take it the wrong way. Rich

yes but i think he can do liitle for us & other countires because of the economic meltdown caused

very nice post, I am not american but obama or any president in these troubled times needs all the help they can get.

I think we should always all be prepared for any of our leaders to "mess up" because they all will because they ARE human and all humans have flaws. I hope you never EVER have to hear anyone say that awful word about our new President or about anyone else no matter what mistakes they may make. I'm very much looking forward to the coming new year with hope and optimism. Things have been pretty bad, both in the country and the world as well as in my personal life in 2008 so I'm telling myself things have to get better. Part of the reason for my optimism is the fresh start we're getting with the new Administration. I know I won't agree with everything they do even though I voted for them and was happy and proud to do so. I certainly know those who didn't vote for Obama won't agree with everything. I just hope everyone gives him a fair chance and I hope he in turn keeps the promise of being open and honest with the American people. Out of over 300 million people in this nation there were only a small handful who even wanted the job of President and fewer still that made it to the point of actually vying for their party's nomination or trying to get on the ballot as independent or third party candidates. I know I wouldn't want it for all the money in the world! The President doesn't have as much power as many think he does but he is the person who will represent us to the rest of the world and who will guide our policies here and abroad. I'm with you, Rozie, we should all pray for our country and our President and all our fellow Americans and open our hearts and our minds to a brand new day and a brand new year. Happy New Year! Annie

As you said, he's only human. He's a very educated man, but he's still human. I think people are going to react stupidly when he takes office because they are going to expect miracles. The economy didn't go down the drain in one day and people are going to have to be patient and realize fixing this country will take time. I do think we will see changes with him, but I'm prepared for things to take time. I know many people in this country will be spouting ignorance about race as soon as something goes wrong, but that is like I said, total ignorance. I wish Obama the best of luck because I do think he can accomplish good things for our country, but there will be a lot of damage to undo.

Even Elmer Fud would be better than what we have had for the past eight years. I trust Obama will do a good job even if he makes mistakes which he will. The country can't get any more down than it is and he has a mess to clean up. He needs to start by rebuilding the respect for the U.S. that we once had in the world. I am counting the minutes until that man moves out of the white house.

I totally agree with all you had to say. We should know as Americans that he's not going to resolve all of the problems that are going on with us in one day it is going to take some time. And yes like you said he will make mistakes and we are just going to have to understand that he's not perfect. I just continue to keep him in my prayers asking God to protect him and to also help him in making the best decisions needed for our country as much as possible.

Sure, he'll mess up some. He's human. He will be given a lot of forgiveness too because most view him as being geniune. He's got a very tough job ahead of him but he also great support backing him up and that will help him a lot.