Yes I have been paying attention and have been listening to Barack Obama. He talks a good talk, but specifics are what I need!

HOPE:

First, what does he mean by hope? What strategies will he employ; because hope by itself is nothing but an emotional state of mind? Hope must be grounded in objective truth otherwise it will quickly become wishful thinking. Hope alone will not protect you from terrorists or from becoming a victim of crime; hope alone will not lower your taxes; hope alone will not help you buy a home; and hope alone will not ensure quality jobs, education and healthcare for you and your family. Hope alone will not afford every citizen the opportunities to turn their dreams into reality and their hopes into action for themselves and their families. Hope without action, passively waits for others to solve problems. Without action, hope looks at what could be, instead of doing the hard work required to make it a reality. Without action, hope is powerless to do anything but dream and question…“What If”. Hope by itself, is not getting it done or changing things for the better.

UNITY:

How is he going to be able to unify the country? He is so far out in liberal left field he makes Ted Kennedy seem conservative. This country is divided into three camps conservative, liberal, and those with focused special interests. How does he plan on unifying the country, when even the Democratic Party is unable to humanly speak to one another? All his talk of unity seems vague and empty.

CHANGE:

What kind of "changes" does he support? What are the costs in both monetary and the freedoms that we will be forced to give up? Who will pay for these changes? What cuts in other programs will be needed to balance the budget? How will he go about implementing these changes? What actions will he perform and what are his expectations of the Congress and the American people to accomplish these changes?