My guy lost the election. Boo-hoo, what will I do? On November 5th, I walked around all day in a fog of depression. But, then I got to thinking this may not be such a bad thing after all.
I consider myself to be an American first, a Republican second. I don’t think of myself as a hard-nosed conservative, maybe a soft-nosed one at best. Among some of my conservative friends, I’m now considered a turncoat. But, that’s OK. It’s been my experience that people either love me or hate me. The others don’t quite know what to do with me.
In just a few moments, Barrack Hussein Obama will become the 44th President of the United States. And I’m excited about it. I believe our country (and the world) is in desperate need of change. I don’t believe Mr. McCain could have brought that to the office.
It isn’t that Mr. Obama is qualified to be president. No president-elect ever truly was. But, that will quickly change. He faces a vast array of problems to solve from the very moment he says, “I do”. Wisdom comes only from experience and wisdom will come to President Obama.
I am especially happy for Afro-Americans. This inauguration is testament to the fact that the civil rights struggles of the last fifty plus years has been worth it. We have finally arrived as a truly “free nation”. Only the narrow-minded and stagnant of spirit could feel otherwise.
It’s time for all of us to set aside our partisan politics and get behind our new president. For two hundred and thirty three years the United States has been a beacon of hope to the world. Let’s keep that light shinning.
President Obama, we salute you. Do us proud.
