A couple recent articles have me scratching my head. First, I know that many people are excited about the aspect of an Obama presidency, both in and out of the country. However, it seems that many folks are being caught up in sheer emotions and not looking at things from a big picture viewpoint.'

Barack Obama can be the best President, worst President or somewhere in-between, and he'll be in the history books simply for being the first African-American elected to the highest office in the country.

As with many famous individuals and great accomplishments, there is a surge of babies being named after President-elect Obama because of his historic victory in the 2008 election. Name your child what you feel is appropriate, for whatever reason. But shouldn't we make sure he's a good President first? I'm not saying that he will, but lets say he turns into some sort of pariah - there aren't too many babies named after other world leaders like Hitler. Please note that I don't believe Obama will be a fascist dictator, but the point is clearly that he could be someone who is extremely popular at first, that is remembered in not so nice terms in history. Let him prove that he's worth his salt before canonizing him as the next Saint.

In a similar story, a Kansas McDonald's is supporting plans to push forward a national holiday for Barack Obama, tied in with the 200th anniversary of President Lincoln's birth. Once again, he's done nothing to warrant this sort of attention. Let him serve out his four year term, and if the American public chooses, eight years, and then judge him on his merits. We already have a holiday called President's Day which takes into consideration all leaders in our country's great history. Putting one above that to have a day alone, before even starting the job, is rather foolhardy. With all due respect to President Elect Obama - There are other men in the office of President who are more deserving of a holiday of their own - namely George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yes, I know they both had separate holidays which were subsequently rolled into President's Day due to a new holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr, but things need to be looked at from a historical perspective, not from blind emotions running wild.

I suspect all of the hoopla surrounding an Obama victory will die down, only to be picked up around Inauguration Day. Once Inauguration Day comes to pass, it'll be time for the new administration to roll up their sleeves and concentrate on the issues at hand. God willing, I was wrong and we'll fix the major economic issues while maintaining the integrity of our country and the spirit in which is was founded.