Dear Friends,
Probably a strange announcement from a conservative Republican. Our guy lost, their guy won, and today is coronation day for their victory. But that’s the political angle talking.
From a human perspective and an American perspective though, it is a great day in America and I am personally rejoicing, understanding that America is a better nation today for having elected Barack Obama. The resonance of cultural disparity and racial divisions, and the elevation of moral consciousness will be changed for the positive in this nation forever after today.
Nothing will have changed in the battle for the hearts and minds of the American voter between the political parties. The discourse between conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats will remain heated. The battle for smaller government and lower taxes, second amendment rights, the sanctity of marriage and right to life issues will not have changed today. The challenges we face as a nation in regards to illegal immigration, states rights and a burgeoning bureaucracy don’t get resolved today.
What has changed though is that the face of the most powerful man in the world is now
a black face. That was not possible in the first 57 years of my life, but it has become
reality in my 58th year. Skin pigmentation has always been a bad differential measure of mankind. Barack Obama will articulate with intellect and clarity the arguments that are on the other side of the political spectrum from which I dwell. In the heat of the coming battles the difference in his skin color and mine will be forgotten and the rhetoric will focus on the issues.
The American political system is the best in the history of the world. The Great Debate is the true emancipator. Freedom of thought, of ambition, of expression should never be limited by culture, by creed, by national origin or by skin color. It’s a great day in America, and we all should rejoice.
Congratulations, Barack Obama, savor the day and the moment; the battles can resume tomorrow.
Bill Bridwell
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