Andrew & S.M.
I freely admit to being a conservative, middle age (57) white guy.
i have spent most of my life living outside the USA, living in 12 countries on 5 continents. I have lived the good and bad impacts of US foreign policies over the years. I have also survived a number of national health care programs & understand first hand their good and bad points. Color to meis meaningless – I have a Filipina bride & in our family reunions i am the only white person there.
rather than fearing change, I make my living turning troubled companies around, which requires creating an environment receptive to change and managing it.
With all our (at times many) faults and mistakes, the USA is head and shoulders above the pack as the greatest country in the world. It is only the only country besides Australia and GB that has any eliment of altruism in its foreign policies.
As S.M. rightly states, one shouldknow what he or she is talking about before opening ones mouth. My scepticism regarding Obama’s credentials and probable abilities is based on long and hard won experience. While I embrace change, it needs to be the right change if it is to succeed.
My opinion is that the changes he is proposing will be ruinous for the country and that change for change’s sake is idiocy.
