History was made yesterday but, beyond all that we have finally decided who the next leader of this country will be.

Given the fact that like any sports event, race, or competition there is always a winner and a looser many are upset at the outcome of this race.

I don’t blame you, you stand for a certain set of ideals and principals and you would like to see them spread. Unfortunately for you the folks who voted for the winning side decided they’d like to see their ideals and principals spread even more. Does this mean that those ideals and principals will work? Not necessarily, but as we’ve done in this country for many, many years we have to give them a chance.

On my way home this morning I was listening to Coast to Coast AM, and one of the guests (a highly conservative guest at that) said that the presidency in many ways is like a new job. There is a 90 to 100 day period where the new president must acclimate himself, where his team must get in and start making the necessary changes for the bigger change, where things are “shaken up.” Just like we did with George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Regan and all the presidents before him we have to allow President Obama the same time frame.

There is little doubt in my mind that this presidency is going to face many challenges. Not just foreign but, if the amount of nasty e-mails, bumper stickers being scratched off my car, times I’ve been called a baby killing communistic socialist and had doors slammed in my face and told by people they’re not voting for a nigger are any indication, this presidency is going to face great challenges on the home front. President Obama has many fans, but he has just as many folks in this country who are not fans. I’ve read countless blog entries, facebook notes, e-mails, myspace bulletins and more indicating why the country is headed to hell in a hand basket if Barack Obama is elected president. I’ve been shunned on numerous times in the church setting, have had close friends call me a complete idiot, all for supporting this administration.
The reality is simple: THIS IS THE NEW AMERICA. We now have to rally together and support our administration, I have supported the Bush administration despite an extreme distaste for many of their policies…because I’m an American. Please consider doing the same for this administration.

It is also important to remember that there is no instant fix to all of our problems. Things are going to take time to take their course. The changes that President Obama has proposed are radical, and something this country has never seen. They will undoubtedly fail at first shot, but we’ve got to work together to make them work on the second go around, just like we did with the recent bailout.

Our government is now working for us, I know for many of you that is hard to believe but, for me, it is plain to see. Gone are the days of greed, not just by corporations, but by the same Americas who are pissed that they may actually have to pay more taxes simply because they make more money. The reality is this, I’ve worked my ass off everyday of my life since I was 14 years old and have NOTHING to show for it, and that’s the case with many Americans. Now, times are tough, politicians now have to step in and do what they swore they’d do when they took the oath of office: To Serve and protect the citizens of this country rich or poor. Trust me both sides will win in one way or the other. This presidency is the first major sign of the government doing what they swore to do.

I’m with them and I hope you’ll join me too.

If you’re not willing to join right now that is understandable but, at least pass along the same grace that John McCain did when he conceded. Division is the last thing this country needs, we’ve been divided for far too long.

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