The entire America breathes an air of renewal

The entire America breathes an air of renewal. In the aftermath of his victory, with 52 of the popular vote (against 46 John McCain) and 349 mandates of voters (against 163 for rival), Barack Obama, 47 years, yesterday enjoyed his success without excessive triumphalism. It is the first time since Bill Clinton won in 1996 that there is a kind of discrepancy between the two candidates to the White House, with a record of 66, the highest rate in the history of elections American since 1908, and higher than that of the election of John f. Kennedy in 1960 (63). But the worst financial crisis since the great depression of 1929 and the onset of recession are forcing the 44th President of the United States, which officially takes office on January 20, 2009, a matter of prudence, otherwise a modest triumph.

"Task".

"The path which is before us will be long." Ascension will be harsh. We can not do in a year or even a term of four years (...) "But I promise you that we'll get there", has launched Barack Obama to the euphoric crowd of 240.000 people gathered at Grant Park, in Washington, for his victory speech. "This is the true genius of America: the power of change", insisted the new President elected in the United States, while acknowledging "the enormity of the task at hand with two ongoing wars, a planet in danger and the worst financial crisis since a century". Crisis of confidence, he hired the American people to implement the necessary reforms in a "new spirit of sacrifice, patriotism and responsibility (...)". "Do not forget that if this financial crisis has taught us anything, it is that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street when households suffer".

All by congratulating for his victory, the outgoing President, George w. Bush, assured Barack Obama of his "full cooperation" for the transition period. Given the context of the crisis, the new President obviously wishes to proceed quickly to the first appointments to key positions of the new administration, the names of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State are expected in the coming days.

With a comfortable majority in the Congress and gain of several crucial States such as Ohio, Virginia, the New Mexico and Florida, the new President seems assured of power involved its two major projects priority energy policy and the health system redesign. But some members questioned the impact of the financial crisis on the cost of his plan to reform the health system (65 billion dollars per year).

Open policy

Externally, "Barack Obama will resurrect US diplomacy, prognostic Lawrence Jacobs, Director of the centre for studies on policy and governance at the Institute Hubert Humphrey." I believe that it will be more engaged with Europe and take its opinions seriously, even if it does not disagreements. In any case, it did progresses more only on records as did George Bush.

Some experts are also betting on a certain policy of openness, with the possible appointment of Colin Powell, who recently joined the nomination of Barack Obama, to a significant position. The popular enthusiasm for the new President and hopes it is not limited to the pro-democracy camp. "To have worked with him on ethics reform in Congress, I think that it has the capacity to be an extraordinary President" ensures the political scientist Norman Ornstein, yet affiliated with a "think tank" conservative..