Hail To The Chief

Don't forget to watch/listen to President Obama's 1st State of the Union Address this week (Wednesday).
I may as well take advantage of this opportunity to give my opinionated assessment of his tenure thus far.
IT HAS BEEN A SMASHING SUCCESS! Yes, I know that is not what his opponents nor, perhaps most people in general, would say. But just look back as what was inherited from the previous administration and compare it (realistically) with where we are today.
-This the first year in recent memory that we have not been bombarded with news stories about how the military has been forced to extend and unfairly repeat the tours of soldiers in Iraq. -In fact, the Iraq situation is slowly winding down toward non-occupation of that country by U.S. troops. -The war in Afghanistan has now gotten more focused in our government's sight and will thus be in the wind-down mode before the end of Obama's 1st term. -The world no longer distrusts the U.S. and it's motives toward our foreign neighbors. -A great deal of respect has been restored to America. -The terrible economic conditions in this country (and perhaps abroad) have been stabilized and thus will now have a good chance at improvement in the not-too-distant future.
There have been a few things that I have not personally agreed with this administration on, but so what. If I were President, I suspect that they would not agree with everything decision I made either.
Above all, I am so grateful to God that we have such a exemplary man in the leadership position of this nation and world. Over the years we have had a number of persons who flaunt themseslves before us as Godly men. But in Barack Obama, we have the most distint display of Christ-like behavior, since Dr. King. He does not talk about it, he just lives it. And that should be a lesson to us all.