Barack Obama: Not in ‘08
A lot of people have been talking about the possibility of Barack Obama running in the next presidential election. I have seen several newspaper articles that have discussed this very issue. While I do feel that Obama is a good politician and stands for many issues that I strongly suppport, I would not support any attempt on his part to run for preident.
In my opinion, Obama could be a great president and I would love for him to be the first black president. On the other hand, he is not ready for a responsibity of that size. He was only elected to the Senate for the first time two years ago. He does not have the political experience necessary to run a succesful national campaign. In addition, this country does not know enough about Barack Obama for him to gain a strong following. He has yet to make a very strong name for himself in Washington, though he definately will.
As for in the future, I would support him in the election of 2012, although I believe that a Democrat will win in ‘08 meaning that Barack would need to wait until ‘16. As much as I wish that Obama could be the next president, I do not think that it is feasible at this time and I hope for the sake of the Democratic Party that he does not try to run.
From the brilliant mind of Mike Kean, your friendly Sargeant at Arms.
October 24th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Interesting call, Mike. And, I think a good one. Who knows where we will be in ‘08?