Congratulations to
Barack Obama
I am grateful for your strength, leadership and wisdom. You have my hopes, prayers and support.
To: the people of America;
While I supported and voted for Barack Obama as a candidate, and am grateful that our nation came together to elect him as our new President, I am aware that for some he was not who they wanted.
Regardless of how you feel we got heir, or what measures you think should be taken, I think we can all agree that our country and it’s people are hurting.
There is a television commercial running where the person says “I Want Both” when it is clearly not possible for that to happen. I think part of our countries problem is that we each insist on what we want, regardless of the fact that it conflicts with someone else’s interests. We can’t have “Both”. Sometimes for the good of a society, individuals need to scarifies or compromise.
While the past eight years were great for a portion of our society, for a lot more of us they were not. The changes we need will not be easy, and will require that some who were happy with the way thing have been make some sacrifices.
It is important that we all let President Obama know what is important to us, but then let him lead. Do not stand in the way of the BOLD changes that he will have to enact. We have seen what happens with partisan gridlock, ultimately we all end up hurting.
Scott Newkirk
