I Bitch a Lot, But Ya Know What... [View All]

[Truth2Tell]

I love that guy.

Sometimes I bitch about torture. Or rendition. Or warrant-less wiretapping. Sometimes I bitch that Obama should fire people. Sometimes I bitch that Obama does some things like Bush. Or that he isn't making enough progress, or doing the right things, or setting the right priorities. Sometimes I bitch about more war. Sometimes I even bitch about Obama so much that I have to just throw my hands up in exasperation.

But ya know what?

President Obama is the best American President of my lifetime. Hands down. And, yes, I can say that after just 55 days. He is the most real, the most empathic, and the most honest. He is the most capable, and the most like me and my generation.

I marvel that I am witnessing the beginning of what is likely to be one of the most relatively revolutionary periods of political change in my lifetime. It's a very exciting thing. America is a pretty reactionary place these days, and we are extremely lucky to have such a level-headed and thoughtful leader. Obama is a cool dude, no question about it.

But yet I still bitch. And that's OK. Because it's my right - my responsibility - as a citizen to bitch. And if you don't exercise your rights they atrophy. It's a healthy democratic thing to do and I don't plan to stop.

Just remember, it doesn't mean I don't love that guy.