It’s Been a [BLANK] Year
By Pat Racimora on November 4, 2009 at 1:30 PM in Current Affairs, President Barack Obama
It’s been exactly a year since Barack Obama was elected President. In only one word, describe how you feel today.
A whole year? In some ways it seems like forever, I guess because I have been waiting for this Democratic Congress and President to show they really care for us rather than only those who have far more than they would ever need. In other ways it seems like yesterday for the same reason—too little has been done, too few promises kept.
The
New York Times has given us all an opportunity to characterize in a single word how we are feeling about the election one year later. (I bet you can guess what one I selected!)
Go in and make our little voices heard–lots of little voices are about all we have to work with. There is only a small window of time to participate here. (I suggest selecting one from their list as these are more likely to show up in the final talley.)
Regardless of whether you get into the NY Times, what’s YOUR word?
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