President Obama

My guy didn't win. But as I watched Barack Obama give his acceptance speech, I realized my guy didn't deserve to win. I am a lifelong Republican and I am afraid of the democrat's "tax & spend" heritage, but I can't help but be impressed with the President-elect.

For me, the disqualifying factor for Obama was his lack of experience. Four years ago, the man was a state senator. He spent only 143 days in the U.S. Senate prior to forming his exploratory committee for President. He's never written a single piece of legislation. How could he possibly be qualified to be President? Yet this "inexperienced" man ran a flawless campaign. In fact, he's changed national politics forever with his fantastic use of new media, his ability to raise money without matching funds and his ability to inspire the electorate.

Almost 65% of Americans participated in this election -- the highest percentage in 100 years! Mr. Obama has energized our country exactly when we need it most -- we have significant challenges ahead of us and it will take a leader who can inspire the people to make sacrifices and accept hard choices. I think it will be more important over the next few years to have a President that can inspire and offers hope, than one who shares my political disposition. Obama is clearly the international community's choice, so perhaps he can repair our reputation and image around the world.

So, I sincerely wish our new President well. We are at a critical time in our country's history and the decisions this man makes will have worldwide impact that will affect my children and their children. My sincerest hope is that he can run this country as well as he did his campaign. We are in desparate need of flawless execution.