Iraq

For the first time in a long time, Iraq is starting to show a sembelance of stability.Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki publicly defended the three-year security agreement with the United States in a televised address on Tuesday, telling Iraqis that representatives from all sects had been involved in the negotiating process and that the agreement was the best option for Iraq. While the pact may become inconsequential with President-Elect Barack Obamas vow to leave Iraq, it still shows the world that Iraq can become a democratic country. This pact may seem like it was no big thing becuase every Iraqi wants the US to leave the country, it shows that the different ethnic groups can agree on issues of importance.

Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel was chosen as Obama chief of staffs. Obama wasted no time in the assembly of his administration staff. Hopefully this is a mark of how he will fulfill his many promises. Anyway, Emanuel was the 4th ranked democrat in the house and is giving up his seat for the chance to be apart of Obamas administration. “I announce this appointment first because the chief of staff is central to the ability of a president and administration to accomplish an agenda,” Mr. Obama said in a statement. “And no one I know is better at getting things done than Rahm Emanuel.” I hope that emanuel will help with reaching across the aisle as Obama promised would happen . He is a very liberal person so I have my doubts that he can be bipartisan as Obama says he will be.

New President

If by some minute chance you haven't heard, Barack Obama is our new President-Elect. He won around 11 pm on November 4, before some of the polls even closed. The electoral college won the presidency for him. Obama won by 364 to 162, a very large margin of victory. This electoral college victory came as no suprise to me, because he was heavily favored in the polls. The surprise to me was the popular vote. In my biased opinion i thought he would win by 10 to 12%. He did win 52.6% to 46.1%, a 6.5% margin. 52.6% is still a number that democrats have failed to come to in a long time. His victory was complete, making him the new POTUS.