Human beings

Human beings by Budianto Shambazy

"I'm sorry too busy going to solve all the problems and deal with each crisis that did not get to speak directly with the people" (President Obama).
Just a year ago, 20 January, I set off around 06.00 from the home office the Ambassador of Indonesia to Ameria States Mr. Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat to Congress by subway. Traffic on The Mall, covering an area of about 3x1.8 kilometer, closed the Congress was held in the courtyard.
crowded subway because it is the only transport that can be used to reach some stations in the Mall. The temperature that day reached minus 17 degrees Celsius. From the station to the Congress, took about an hour walk. Total of about 1.4 million people on The Mall menyemut witnessed the inauguration. Queue induction into the gates of the heavily guarded security forces reach tens of meters. Meeting the human sequence was unable to keep warm against the chill that pierced the bone.
Unlike Obama victory party in Chichago, 4 November 2008, which went wild and attended by about 700,000 people, walked solemnly inauguration. I was so cold, Yo Yo Ma concert and his friends had presented via tape because the string cello, violin, and piano-key due to the weather. Unlike the Chichago, Obama undergoing a transformation from a Democrat becomes president of the largest democracies in the world. If he was armed during the campaign slogan "Change We can Believe In", in the inauguration he believed the slogan "Yes We Can", reached in 100 days. Obama's "The Phenomenon". Not tired of watching the joy 1.4 million people in The Mall from morning till night, since the swearing-in speech to the parade. With Michelle Obama out of the car even when the parade at the White House. All hope Obama improve the U.S. faces in the eyes of the world to be more humane, pluralistic, and peaceful. For a year reign, Obama's presence felt everywhere. The people and the world media could not get fondle Obama, his wife, two daughters, and even their pet dog. However, during the last two months of 2009, honeymoon began boring. The slogan "Yes We Can" mocked the "No You Can not". Obama Aproval rate slipped from above 70 percent to 50 percent range. Blow happened this weekend. The image of Obama and Democrats won a landslide victory in presidential elections, senators, members of the House of Representatives, and governor, in November 2008, marred only by a "special election". One result, the 60-40 Democratic majority in the Senate, upper house whose role was crucial in legislation, was in danger in the mid-term elections, November 2010. Special election occurs, in Massachusetts. After the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, chair of the state senate was empty so the need to be filled immediately. It turned out that the Democratic candidate, Martha Coakley, defeated Scott Brown (Republican). This is not ordinary defeat. Ted Kennedy has more than 40 years as a senator in sana.Kedua, Massachusetts is a local election "the most blue" (blue color of the Democrats) that would be seized unimaginable Republic. Especially from the state of birth "Blue Blood" Democrats are famous, such as the Kennedy clan, or Senator John Kerry. Naturally, Democrats sued yourself how can this be? Of course not all happen because of Obama's mistake. After all, he was elected president precisely because the majority support of the people. He knows the people tired of the culture wars of President George W Bush, and therefore add troops to Afghanistan to Osama bin Laden membekuk. He was determined to close Guantanamo to restore human rights as one of the core Democratic values. Do not forget, Obama was chosen also because of the long day was going to predict the monetary crisis that was triggered by mistake subrpime mortagge. Of course Obama made some mistakes beginners. First, he hurried to sell health insurance program that truly noble aims. He did not learn from the failure of similar experimentation by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hilary Clinton. In short, the health insurance program that only burden the people with new taxes and expand government invites (big government). Second, he stuck to the stimulus package flushing gambling and indulging bail out executives, bankers, and industrialists. At times increase in the number of unemployed 100000-200000 per month since 2008 to reach a total of about seven million to date, it must be difficult gambling dimengangi Obama. Therefore, Obama's speech two days ago began to reposition bankers, indutrialis, and executives as the enemy and more focus to jobcreation. This solution worked, lived how he plans to translate into real programs that diamini ordinary people. Obama politics from an early age that a strong capital against attack or criticism of Republican 30-40 percent of independents. He was a leader who has credibility, do not talk nonsense, and look what it is like a human being.