I believe Barack Obama deserves our vote in the coming presidential election not because “he deserves more time.” Or because “he’s done the best he could given the hand he was dealt.” Or because “the alternative is unpalatable.”
Barack Obama will get my vote because he has been an excellent president. He has indeed delivered on “hope and change.” He has given us hope where there was the despair of two wars and our American economy was on the brink of depression. And he has changed the world’s perception of us, the way we conduct foreign policy, and delivered major positive social change through his health care, immigration and gay rights policies.
His one major failing, in my view, is his overly tentative defense of his own strengths and beliefs, and that is no small drawback for the leader with the bully pulpit. But I am pleased to fill that void in the hope that this recitation catalyzes his supporters, convinces the fence-sitters, and gives pause to open-minded opponents.
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