Most of you know I am not ashamed to call myself a Republican and how opposed I was to Obama becoming our next President.  The past year has been a roller coaster for me (and Republicans) and I definitely wasn’t pleased with our nominee; John McCain.  Though he more closely reflected what I value & believe in…he wasn’t a very energizing or unifying candidate.  I dont think we could have done a better job of setting up the Democrats to take the White House.

Watching Obama’s historic win tonight didn’t upset me as much as I thought it would.  Maybe part of it was feeling that he would win, I think part of me was just happy the election is now over (closure).

Now it’s time to get on with the tough work of making American great again. Obama has made a lot of bold promises to us and only time will tell if he will keep those promises. Either way, he is now my president and he has my support. Though I will definitely not always agree with him… I will not bash him or disrespect him. I commit to praying for him and trusting God in these important four years. This will admittedly not be easy for me, but I know disrespecting him as so many have Bush will not bring about any good.  I openly welcome your rebuke and correction when I fail in supporting him as president.  We cannot afford to be divided in these crazy times we live in. There is a lot we can agree on and together is the only way we can overcome great obstacles.

My favorite quote from his speech tonight;

Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

Would you join me my fellow Republican, Independent and Democratic friends in supporting our new president?