“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they’ve tried everything else.” – Winston Churchill

Obama will succeed as long as we understand that he is the Leader and we have to do our part. I don’t want to elaborate in this politically oriented post…just watch me for 100 days for the explanation of what I am talking about.

My 5th grader had an assisgnment to color in the states as they were declared for Blue or Red. All 3 of my kids, plus my wife and I, were glued to the tube, agreeing on what to watch together for the first time in years.

I truly historic occasion, not so much for the color of the candidates, but for the sheer enthusiasm of the voting population.

We wish Obama well, and I think he clearly demonstrated he was the candidate with a cooler head, over a VERY long vetting process.

However, I think the most disappointed people in America will be those who think we elected a Socialist. His biggest challenge now will be to manage the expectations of his ardent supporters.

I will be an interesting future….

A trade policy that generates huge systematic trade deficits that we finance by borrowing from China, Germany and Japan so we can live beyond our means and saddle our children with debt they will have to pay off for years to come

Social security ponzi scheme that the demographic trend will collapse

Massive deficit spending by the federal government

An economy that doesn’t produce much of anything of value. The only way to make money is through excess (wall street) or flipping real estate (until recently) or burgers

An educational system that falls short of that in many third world countries

I could go on….

I wish my man luck but don’t expect much out of him unfortunately. I hope I am wrong.