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okay, I should be cast off into a corner and forced to wear a 'dunce' hat because i did not watch Obamarama's speech on tuesday (i believe don't blame me if i get this wrong my days have been watercolored together) because i had two essays to fine tune and much more work to do. so, i had to read the recaps.
in Mr. Obama's Energy Future, an editorial from the New York Times, it said how Obama listed energy as one of the most critical topics that our nation's economic future depends on. this made me jump for joy because after Bush, energy conservation was pushed to the very back burner because we had other 'stuff' to worry about (like a certain war over certain weapons of mass destruction...) so it is nice to know that Obama intends to follow through with his campaign promises.
i wanted to see just how Obama approached the subject in his speech, so I found a copy of it online. He says,

"The fact is, our economy did not fall into decline overnight. Nor did all of our problems begin when the housing market collapsed or the stock market sank. We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than ever before. The cost of health care eats up more and more of our savings each year, yet we keep delaying reform. Our children will compete for jobs in a global economy that too many of our schools do not prepare them for. And though all these challenges went unsolved, we still managed to spend more money and pile up more debt, both as individuals and through our government, than ever before. "

I was nervous about whether or not Obama would follow through with his campaign promises in the beginning, but just five weeks into his presidency, he still shows no signs of backing down!

The way Obama speaks reminds me of Nixon and JFK, because both spoke with such eloquence that audiences would be so inspired by them. In a well-placed effort to basically tell America to get off their butts and do something, he compared the US to Japan, Germany, and China in "investing in manufacturing wind turbines, more efficient solar panels and next-generation batteries." Obama understands that Americans just need a little push, and I think he definitely accomplished that.

GOBAMA!