Obama: The Man who COULD be King

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Mark Goulston, M.D.

Posted April 4, 2009 | 01:27 AM (EST)

In a time when Emperors have no clothes (or have feet of clay), a man who is comfortable in his own skin (and doesn't get under ours) and who is wedded to a noble cause could rule the world.

Who is this man named Obama and why does he have such global appeal?

He is someone:

• who appears to want to do the right thing more than he needs to be right or preserve a status quo
• who walks his talk about our future being tied to being "all about we" as opposed to "all about me"
• who is just as committed to fairness as he is to justice and liberty for all
• who entreats us to be part of a solution instead of remaining stuck in problems
• who doesn't trigger dissonance in us because the hope of what he wants to do for us far exceeds the fear of what he will do to us

He is someone however who is being so tugged at by all the King's men and all the King's women that he is hard pressed to articulate that vision of a future that would speak to everyone and spontaneously enroll us to make it happen.

As I have watched President Obama conduct himself since taking office (and because I am not encumbered by special interests tugging at me) I have put myself in his shoes and thought of the vision I might have were I him.

It seems clear to me that this man cares about this country, loves his wife and adores his children. It is that latter point with which few people would disagree...for most parents I know adore their children.

So...if he does adore his children, he will of course realize that they will love theirs, his and Michelle's grandchildren. If this is so, the best way to demonstrate his love for his children is to envision and help create a world into which his grandchildren will be born with the potential of living a life full of opportunity, free of war, with access to health care and the best chance for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

That's certainly a vision I would sign up for.