Some of the interesting things going on in the world have lots of people very concerned about how effective incoming President Barak Obama will be when he finally takes office. The laundry list is impressive:
a struggling economy that has yet to respond to stimulus
rising unemployment
an increasingly venomous atmosphere in Washington
quelling terrorist plots nationally, in what appears to be an inevitable attack on U.S. soil
rising anti-western sentiment abroad – especially in places like Mumbai, India
two war fronts in the middle east
huge problems with border and homeland security
Israel and Palestine in total conflict
promised healthcare reform
social security reform
education reform
immigration reform
climate change
energy independence
the promised closing of Guantanamo
I've kept it just a list for brevity, but the list goes on and on. Now, however, parties on both sides are criticizing him for doing what appears to be the most innocuous thing – reaching across party lines to choose someone like Rick Warren to take part in his inauguration. Rick Warren, though a bit controversial for his social views in political circles on the left, will play no role whatever in the Obama administration. And actually very little role in the inauguration itself. Rather, he was just asked to give the invocation during Barak Obama's inauguration, a role that is ultimately inconsequential. So it's quite disturbing to see this trend of intolerance from the left (and right) even before Barak's time in office has begun. If the American public is concerned now that current President George Bush can do no right, then Barak's time in office is shaping up to be very ugly indeed.
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