What was America thinking?

The election is over, and Obama won. I can't say I am really surprised, seeing as how many people seemed to latch on to his idea of change. I just think that a lot of people really didn't take a look at his whole platform and what he would really like to do to this country. I think, as what happens after a president such as Bush makes things so terrible for our country, America decides oh, well I guess we need a Democrat in there now. Four years from now, Obama could make this country even worse off then it is, and then what, will we be screaming, Now we need the Republicans back!

As you can tell, I didn't vote for Obama. It wasn't because he was black, or anything stupid like that. It is because after spending time researching the platforms of both candidates, I felt that Obama's ideas of free universal health care, and free education were along the lines of those in Socialist countries. It has been said time and again, Obama would turn us to Socialism, and I agree, he could. Now, is that going to happen, let's hope not. I believe there is enough people around him and enough obstacles he would face trying to do that, that would put a stop to it before it began. And I also strongly believe he does not have the experience needed yet to be President. He's young and hasn't spent enough time in the Senate, plus he has no military experience and we are in the middle of a war. I believe McCain would have been the better choice for us right now, and I don't believe he would have been another Bush.

Now, all this being said, I know there are those of you out there who are happy that Obama won, and that's great. I'm glad people went out there and voted and participated in what's going on in this country. I think this is the time when we should all start helping our country and letting our opinions be heard. Do I think Obama is going to be a good President...well gee, I don't know yet. I can only hope so, because if he isn't, we are going to be the ones who are suffering. Maybe he will offer the change we need, maybe he'll have the answers and turn this suffering economy back around. Who knows! A lot gets said during campaigning, about how they will change this and that, and nothing ever gets done. If free universal health care and education could be done, wouldn't it have been already???

Now, these are just my opinions in this blog, so I don't need anyone commenting and bashing my views or telling me how Obama is better because of this or that. America decided and we have to live with that decision, and now is the time were we need to put aside those party lines that divide us and unify as a country. Let's just hope Americans knew what they were thinking, and the next 4 years really do show us the change we really need.