President Elect Obama

An Open Letter to My Fellow Friends, Bloggers and All Others Who Read This Site:

Well, Barack Obama is our next president. He is our first African-American President, and he is our second hyphenated American President. (Yes, hyphenated. His full name is Barack Hussein Obama). Congratulations President Elect Obama.

Unlike the sorry folks (I’m trying to be nice) who after Bush was elected claimed, "he is not my president" I will recognize Obama as our duly elected Commander in Chief, and wish him well. I wonder if all the idiots who moved to Canada and beyond will now come back to America? I hope not. This is not a nation of quitters; those people who defected and who ran away after Bush’s election quit, we are now better off without them because again we’re just not a nation of quitters.

As for those who claimed ‘George W Bush is not my president’ and stayed the term loyal opposition is obviously lost them. In 2004, 62M Americans voted for GWB and therefore the reality was otherwise; such is the tyranny of the many.

Obama has many challenges ahead of him. I categorically disagree with his solutions to many of the problems and many of our social, cultural, financial, political issues. In the end though, I hope whatever he does end up doing does not fail because my loyalty is ultimately to my country before it is to my party. It is a shame the likes of Pelosi, Carter, Reid and Murtha will never learn this lesson. As for the Dixie Chicks, and all those college-aged kids who turned out enmasse to vote for Obama, well they are still young, I will therefore have hope for all of them.

Another congratulation is also in order - congratulations America. Hopefully we have exorcised some of our historical demons by voting for someone from an officially oppressed, disenfranchised group. And, now I hope that we can all get over it. We voted for someone with NO real accomplishment outside the campaigning arena. We voted for someone who, given the scanty information on his current job application, could not get a professional position with any large firm I am aware of…and, I’ve had my share of working for large, publicly traded firms for about 10 years. We voted for someone who, while a multimillionaire, ignores the financial needs of his own relatives. I would have expected something more from a man who wants to “spread the wealth around.” Well, Obama before you come sweeping my front porch, perhaps you should sweep yours first and spread your own wealth around to your own family. We voted for someone who has a relationship with a domestic terrorist, and went to a racist church that championed Israeli oppression, praised the likes of Louis Farrakhan and just days after 9/11 ranted with “God d#*@ America” for 20 years. So congratulations America. We have made this choice to excise the festering guilt? I hope it is worth it. Time will tell fairly soon after Obama takes office.

According to some, if we voted against Obama, we are racists. This was stated both blatantly and surreptitiously. Therefore, since we voted for Obama, which we did collectively as a nation, Americans as a group can no longer be called racists. Can this hoary old canard FINALLY be put to rest? Martin Luther King wanted us to be judged by the content of our character. Instead, we voted Obama in by not voting against him because he is Black. So, can we all ‘move on’ for real?

Obama is the President Elect of the United States. For the good of the nation I genuinely do wish him success. I am sure the press will accentuate the positive. I am sure every benefit of the doubt will be extended to Obama. We, as a nation, will all feel good about ourselves. I pray though that enough dignity and honesty is left in us to bring ourselves to put a hot light on the Obama administration. We as a nation need this scrutiny for all administrations, not just the Republican ones. Obama is the poster child of the media, now that he is safely ensconced in the White House, will the media finally do its job and be ready to investigate the man, and scrutinize his actions in the future?

We have Elected Barack Hussien Obama President of the United States. We have done this seven years after 9/11. We have done this after a huge bubble in the housing market has burst. We have done this after the Fed has devalued our currency for the past 6 years. We have done this while in a state of energy dependency on countries and people who hate us. We have done this in a time when both China and India are emergent economic super powers. We have done this at a time when Russia is returning to its socialist-dictatorial-imperialist roots and just today is flexing its super-powers in threats with Poland. Obama will have his hands full; for our sakes, I really do wish him success. My family and my children Paige and Taylor are counting on him and his judgement. Especially Paige and Taylor. When I think that President Elect Obama will have the power to appoint Supreme Court judges who will sit on the bench for many future years of my dear children's lives, I admittedly shiver and shriek at the thought of it...but, know that if there is any doubt among you of my well-wishes for Obama, let my love and concern for my children's futures put you at ease. I know what's at stake and what's at risk and now that Obama is to be our next President, I truly do only wish him well for all of our sakes!