Of course, none of these slogans really mean anything. However, that certainly won't stop people from wearing them proudly, all the while giving themselves a good pat on the back for being so pro-change. It's terrifying to me that people can love their elected leader so much they are willing to cover themselves with clever Obama marketing slogans, and in many cases proudly support just about everything the man says.

An assumption that Barack Obama will be a terrible president probably isn't an unreasonable one, especially considering the track record of the previous 43 presidents. Yet, there are those who truly believe in their hearts that somehow Barack Obama is different. They believe that somehow Obama's all-too-common "radical" ideas will save our nation and bring about a world of peace and freedom. I advise these people to open their eyes to the fact that Obama has become a well-loved man who has just gained a lot of power. Continuing the crazed Hollywood-style love for Obama will only cause his inevitable abuses of power to be overlooked -- much in the same way groupies overlook the unethical escapades of their favorite lead singer.

I'm afraid eternal vigilance is the only way to keep what freedoms we have left from being eroded away. Eternal vigilance does not include chanting your president's name and crying tears of change when you hear him speak. I assumed that worshipping a leader was something that history eradicated along with the concept of divine right. However, now that the American people have seen the light of the church of 'Bama, I fear we're regressing back to a state where we are no longer vigilant and instead trust and love our leaders to do what is best for us all.  

As humble as Barack Obama may seem when he speaks, it is impossible for a man to be forever humble when he has an army of chanting, sign-waving groupies crying tears of joy at the very mention of his name. I ask the people who love Obama to get off their high horse of phony open-mindedness and consider the following: For whom does Obama work? The answer to that question is you. The office of the president serves the will of the American people, and we in turn keep the president from abusing the power that we grant to him. By so blindly loving our president we are not upholding our duty as citizens to keep his office in check. Instead, we are leaving the fox to guard the hen house.

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