Summary: A Presidency Determined To Change A Nation
Vanessa Puga
POL201
Professor Mishler
November 16, 2010
A Presidency Determined to Change a Nation On Tuesday January 20th 2009 in Washington D.C., our 44th president Barack Obama stood before a record breaking crowd of Americans to deliver his inauguration speech which marked the commencement of his four year term. Being the first African American president, the journey that Barack Obama embarked on was difficult but he worked hard to win over voters with his many speeches that promised “Change”; the slogan of his campaign. As president Obama presented his inaugural speech, Americans all over the country witnessed a highly anticipated and great moment in history. In hopes of reassuring his supporters and promising those people with doubts President Obama said, “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met.” With that said it has been almost two years since we elected this democratic candidate to run our country and within his time of being president we have already took notice to a great amount of progress. Though not all issues have been completely solved president …show more content…
They will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. Also those adults with pre-existing conditions would be able to buy coverage through expanded high risk pools. This would greatly benefit those adults and children that suffer from chronic diseases. With this passage of legislation, president Obama achieved one of the most important goals of his presidency and the apparently the most extensive piece of legislation, “since the 1960’s Great Society initiatives that saw the passage of Medicare and Medicade.” (Trumulty) Many Americans that were suffering before from poor health care are now satisfied with the reform that was made possible but President
POL201
Professor Mishler
November 16, 2010
A Presidency Determined to Change a Nation On Tuesday January 20th 2009 in Washington D.C., our 44th president Barack Obama stood before a record breaking crowd of Americans to deliver his inauguration speech which marked the commencement of his four year term. Being the first African American president, the journey that Barack Obama embarked on was difficult but he worked hard to win over voters with his many speeches that promised “Change”; the slogan of his campaign. As president Obama presented his inaugural speech, Americans all over the country witnessed a highly anticipated and great moment in history. In hopes of reassuring his supporters and promising those people with doubts President Obama said, “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met.” With that said it has been almost two years since we elected this democratic candidate to run our country and within his time of being president we have already took notice to a great amount of progress. Though not all issues have been completely solved president …show more content…
They will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. Also those adults with pre-existing conditions would be able to buy coverage through expanded high risk pools. This would greatly benefit those adults and children that suffer from chronic diseases. With this passage of legislation, president Obama achieved one of the most important goals of his presidency and the apparently the most extensive piece of legislation, “since the 1960’s Great Society initiatives that saw the passage of Medicare and Medicade.” (Trumulty) Many Americans that were suffering before from poor health care are now satisfied with the reform that was made possible but President