This man right here...

This is MY president.

As matter of fact, he's OUR president. Hell, 53% of the country, which I'm sure a figure that included some of you as well as me, voted for him.

Why?

Because in the midst of the state of our country's economy, no thanks to dumb ass Dubya, we saw this barely known black man from Chicago, Illinois as a pillar of hope and inspiration.

His name? Barack Hussein Obama.

He motivated us by letting us know that "Yes, we can!" Then on November 4, 2008, we DID. He spoke words of hope that restored our faith. He inspired us and we made him our leader. A leader who we BELIEVED in and that would take us in the right direction. On January 20, 2009, on year ago, the world stopped and watched as we, AMERICA, welcomed our new president. The first black President in our history. Afterward, it was on to a smooth sailing transition of economic recovery and a better life for the American people. Right?

WRONG!!

Immediately as President Obama began his new job, with a starting approval rating of nearly 70%, he faced opposition from the other side. Who's the other side, you ask? His own party's enemies...the Republicans. Or Stinky Ass Elephants, if you call them that. They began to reject every idea, every policy, every plan that Mr. Obama and the Dems concocted to repair the country's woes. The stimulus package, health care reform, his Nobel Peace prize and, most recently, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. (If you really follow politics like I do, you'd know that Prez O initially did not want to send more troops to Afghanistan. He was pressured and pushed to make what was his final decision by members from both sides of Congress. As soon as he gives them what THEY wanted, THEY immediately flipped the script to say it was a bad decision and put the President in a bad light.)

They began to associate themselves with the American public, mostly the Elephant supporters, by aligning themselves with the New Tea Party Movement (NTPM), an organization started by those that call themselves...wait for it..."TEA-BAGGERS". You know, that is a VERY INTERESTING name for this group. Hmph, if only they knew. They began to feed on the minds of uncertain independents, swaying them in the opinion about the President and his agenda. Obama's overall first year approval rating now stands at 48% (source).

Inheriting eight years worth of mess from the previous DUD that choked on a pretzel, Prez Obama became one of, if not the most, scrutinized presidents in American history. He hadn't completed one year of his first term in office and declarations were being made that he will not be re-elected. The man has THREE MORE YEARS!!

I stand behind my President.

In my opinion, he's done a pretty damn good job so far. It was only his first year and he's done quite a bit more than I expected, even repaired the image of America to other countries. While I didn't agree with the extra troops issue, I refuse to let the opposition tear this good black man down because Prez O is doing everything he can to make things right again. So I will still stand behind him for the next three years.

The question is: Will you join me?