An Afro-American in the White House

Decades ago, if I told you someone of African descent would become President of the United States, you would have laughed me off and dismissed my thoughts as pure fantasy incapable of becoming reality in the midst of the then socio-political realities. But now, I daresay AMERICA, you have come a long way from the days of segregated schools and buses as today history is being made. Hours from now as I write, Barack Obama, President-elect would become Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America with his inauguration at the Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

A truly eloquent man, history will now judge you just as you made history and the whole world watches with bated breath to see if the words indeed truly fit the man and the speeches is but a peek into the action that is to come. Translated: Can he deliver the goods and lift America and with it the world from the worst economic crisis in years?

America's Race for the Presidency

I guess I might as well jump in on the bandwagon. Everyone from Tokyo to London, to Africa and from all places that can be reached by the Internet and all forms of media are contributing their two cents worth on the race that is the American Presidential Elections. While Waray in the City maybe thousands of miles away from the center of all the action in Uncle Sam's country, she is well aware that the decisions of whoever gets to sit in that house on Pennsylvania Avenue is sure to affect her dear old Philippines and the rest of the world for that matter. So in the midst of trying to compose a post about a recent trip down Samar country, let me get political and tell you why I 'm for Barack Obama.

Obama is young, he's dynamic and he represents change from the Bush-conomics and war policies that has contributed to America's financial crisis. John McCain is a chip off the old Republican block and not only does he look like the Bush father-and-son tandem but he is sure to to follow their views despite claims to the contrary. Obama may be black (really, just half-Black), however, that does not dictate how well he shall serve as president. Really, I thought we were way past this "color" thing, yet his skin tone remains to be one of the hottest issues raised against him. I've seen him talk and I've seen his record and both are telling me to bet on his horses. Now, let's see if the majority of Americans think the same way. Answers on November 5 or 6. Unlike here, results are immediate and does not last until the next century.