Don't Make Plans To Move Out of the Country Just Yet...

For all of those out there that are upset and even extremely terrified that Obama won and now believe that our Country is going to hell in a handbasket, take a chill pill. I understand the psychology of losing and being defeated, noone goes into anything wanting that to be the end result. Take the time to lick your wounds, go through the healing process and/or grieving process, etc...But once you're done with that let's move on and forward.

The amount and type of emails, instant messages, and texts I received on election night after it was clear that Obama was going to be our 44th president was alarming. Alarming in that the main context in most of them was that we are going to a very bad place because of the turn out of the election. Here are a few examples: "USA is doomed," "I'm moving to another country, Australia is sounding really good right now," "Great, I get to work hard and have some slacker reap the benefits," "We should be very, very scared for our national security....Al Qaeda are coming!!," and this one threw me for a loop "This is a sad day in American Politics." What I can say as my initial response is WOW! But my more elaborate response is that I am really very sorry that you truly feel that way. But I do want to thank my Uncle and KFV for their much more positive responses.

However, as a Rebublican deciding to finally vote for Obama I did do my research. Both Obama and McCain are great men. Whether you picked either candidate, we can't deny that attribute in them. I was disappointed in the people that were in McCain's camp that 'boo'd" and said "no way" during McCain's speech but I applauded John McCain for telling them to stop. And I was glad to see the McCain that I had once supported show up again during his speech and that he's willing to work with Obama to bring our nation back to where it should be.

A lot of the big issues like the Economy and Foreign Policy, I believe need to be handled in a bipartisan fashion. I don't believe that only ONE party has all the answers. Obama promises to work with the Republican party to try to collectively come up with solutions. And I want to believe in that....

So whether your guy won or not on election night, we need to hold our new President accountable. We also need to understand that he's not coming into an easy job (honestly I felt bad for whoever was going to be our new President) and that he is asking for OUR help. Eventhough, he may not have been your candidate of choice...Obama is still going to be your president. And we need to hold ourselves accountable for knowing what's going on with our country and that our leaders that were chosen are doing their job. It's not enough nowadays to just vote and say that "my voice was heard" and the next time it is heard is 4 years from now.

Let's show the world that THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is still a force to be reckoned with and that we are still the Greatest Nation in the World!!!