And it still required 8 years of the most disastrous administration in American history, a complete meltdown by his top primary opponent, and a massive economic collapse right before the election in order to seal the deal.Bob McKenzie wrote:You know, I'm not a fan of Obama, but I truly respect how he made himself. If he's not an example of how you can excel and define what job you wanted to shoot for, I don't know who is then. There are plenty of examples. Do you think Obama just chose to be President one day while in school in Hawaii and *poof* it magically happened? Of course not. He made sacrifices. He had goals. He exerted massive effort to get where he wanted and network with the right people.
It's not just about "choice." There are always other factors at work.