Obama....Obama!

One name has dominated world news over the past year or so! Barrack Obama! The previously little known Democratic Illinois Senator is now the first African American president of the United States. His calm and confident persona has generated a wave of passion amongst people not only in the US but abroad too. He has become a youth icon, a symbol of the black civil rights movement in America & a face for change! It is unbelievable the kind of fervor this guy has generated. It might be partly due to the fact that he is an african american running for the highest office in a country which once had a brutal civil war over the issue of slavery and home to one of the world's most notorious white supremacist organizations. It might also be due to the reason that he was a democrat promising change in the wake of a hugely unpopular Republican Bush regime what with the exhausting wars and the bleeding economy. Or it might be simply due to his composed persona, oratorical prowess or just his age. In a country which has long been preaching morals to the rest of the world, the election of Obama is a significant step in proving to the world that they mean what they say! No other president could evoke this widespread euphoria in the remote corners of the world as he did. In a way his success has been taken as a glimmer of hope for minorities under oppression all over the world. But for the US, more than that , he is being seen as a person who could turn the fortunes for his country and once again make them the nation everybody looks upto. Part of his success may also be due to Bush's unpopularity rubbing off on the republican challenger , McCain's own age, Sarah Palin's guffaws on national television etc. But there is no underestimating Obama's achievement. He has pulled the youth junta to the politics realm again. I have not seen youngsters celebrate wildly in clubs for a presidential election result before , in any country. Whether he is successful in office or not, he has proved that America is definitely a land of equal opportunity. Hope there is a revival of interest in politics in India too and someone young and dynamic comes to the fore to wash off the dirty impressions of a politician! I think we the people can pull off such a revival! YES WE CAN!