Yup - still think the guy is doing pretty good. Not perfect but who is? Trying to take the long view - it's not like it took Bush 70 days to make a mess of the place.
And I want him to succeed.
So I am going out of my comfort zone this weekend and working on the Pledge Project Canvass.
I am no stranger to knocking doors but it seems strange knocking on doors to ask people to pledge their support for what appears to be pretty common sense legislation.
But that's what Barack Obama is asking me to do this weekend, so I am going to take my 6yo & go the neighbors and ask them to pledge their support.
The Pledge.
President Obama's plan will rebuild and renew America by creating jobs and investing in the three areas most critical to our future:
Energy — Transforming America's economy to run on clean and renewable energy in order to create new American jobs and industries
Health care — Comprehensively reforming health care so that families, businesses, and government are relieved from the crushing costs that impede economic growth and prosperity
Education — Reforming and investing in America's education system so that citizens are prepared to compete in a global economy
I'll admit it - I have ulterior motives to see these things happen. My family goes "official" in less than a month. Instead of a hospital, our family will be "born" in a courtroom. Adoption Day for our three foster children!
And surely, there will be bumps along the way but I would really love my kids to see a better America that includes healthcare, an opportunity for education for all and a solution to the environmental crisis.
They saw so much hope in November and January. Our joy & excitement about President Obama will last my kid's lifetimes.