Honk If You Are Nervous!

I know...I know...its in poor taste to criticize the President-Elect before he's even taken office. Whatever. I'm a concerned American so I'm compelled to point out a pertinent question that everyone keeps ignoring. What the hell is Obama going to do on foreign policy?

Now, we all know he was an utter embarrassment on all foreign policy questions during the debates (that was why he picked the ever brilliant Biden as a running mate). That didn't seem to matter much considering he was "oh-so-cool," but the campaign is over and now its time to be a big boy and deal with the problem that has faced George W. Bush for the last 7+ years: The Global War on Terror.

Sure, he wooed the American public with pipe dreams of "redistribution of wealth," paying for our gas and taxes, offering health care to the masses...but what good will any of these things do in a world polluted by the toxic affliction of Terrorism? On that issue, we are all still in the dark about what Obama could and would do.

Here's the problem: We've got a number of serious foreign policy situations falling right into the lap of Barack Obama on Jan. 20th, not the least of which is the situation in Gaza and a possible nuclear stand off between Pakistan and India. Call me a pessimist, but i'm not sure Barack Obama, with no experience, no reverence for this country, and no understanding of the magnitude of his new job can deal with these situations...nor can his entertaining side-kick, Biden.

We may not want to be the World Police, but the fact remains that we are the beacon the rest of the world looks to in these situations. And we are handing that responsibility over to a man who is best known for surfing, teaching law, and wearing he baseball cap backward at the gym? I'm nervous as hell...honk if you're with me!

Even more interesting is the populous response. While people were crying in the streets to get Obama elected, while people lined up for miles to hear him speak, while Obama turned out a record breaking vote; none of his followers are around to defend his inaction on these situations. None of of his followers are breaking down the door to talk about Israel/Palestine. None of his followers are even talking about his absurd economic plan. Seems to me they were CRYING for change, but they don't even really care what kind of change that is.

Obama was a movement, not a set of ideas. He was a symbol, not a leader. And because of this, he will be devastating not only to the economy but to foreign relations. We did not elect a man who can handle these problems. We elected a man to make us feel warm and fuzzy on Jan. 20th. But after Oprah boards her plane back to Chicago; after hotel rooms in Washington DC return to normal; after Obama redefines his "Yes We Can" speech to a "Yes We Did" speech, and after the "new" wears off, what will Barack Obama stand for? The answer is: We don't know. And the problem is, we don't have the luxury of time for him to figure it out.