November 5th

It is November 5th, 2008.  Last night our country elected Barack Obama to be our next President.  It is with that loss for my political party, that I have decided to start becoming more involved.  I believe that the Republican Party needs to be reformed.  I have believed this for a long time, and it is with our great loss last night that I have become motivated to do my best to help in this reform.  There is a lot of work to be done.

John McCain is a great man, and he was a great candidate.  A real American hero.  However, I will be the first to note that I did not support him in the early primaries.  Rudy Giuliani was my main choice, then my support went to Mitt Romney, and finally toward the end with John McCain.  (I voted for John McCain in the Texas Republican Primary.)  While I disagree with him on a variety of issues, I still believe that he would have been an outstanding President.  

This is not to say that I do not respect Barack Obama.  I respect him a great deal.  He is a true inspiration for millions of people around the world.  He is an example of just how endless the opportunities are in this country.  I believe that anyone can become anything they want to be in the United States of America.  He epitomizes that.  His grassroots movement of hope and change truly invigorated this country.  It reminded everyone of just what can be achieved in this country, no matter how much adversity stands in the way.  I respect him, and his role as President.  I will do my best to be courteous to him.  With that being said, I will not change my views or support policies of his that I disagree with, and I believe that is one of the most American thing anyone can do.

A new Republican Party is coming.  Just like what Barack Obama did for his party, we can all come together and do the same for ours.