Obama

I finally realized today what an Obama presidency really means to the world...Not only does it mean an era of calm and peace. But it gives a sense of hope to countries all over the world that democracy does work! And that people can rise up and overcome any tyrant. To the Jews 'Barack' means blessed, to the Shi'ite Muslims 'Hussein' is the ultimate symbol of an underdog fighting against injustice, and to the world 'Obama' means believing in the American Dream once again.

Now is the time for the neoconservatives of all cultures and nations to be pushed back and a new era emerge out of the ashes of hate that has been building for the last 8 years.

I'm reposting a Thank You letter by Jamie Lee Curtis because I too want to give my thanks to Obama.

Thank you Barack Obama.

Thank you for four years ago making me say out-loud " Why can't he be our candidate?"

Thank you for blowing away the ether of complacency.

Thank you for beating that maver-"ICK" and his running date.

Thank you for being patient with this insane process we call Democracy.

Thank you for your ambition and your drive, your mind and your gravitas.

Thank you for recognizing the needle and the damage done, the needle, our addiction to more, better, faster, greasier, dirtier, celebrity lifestyles and prescription poisons and the damage done, the Economic Crisis, the Health Care debacle, the State of Education. This is AMERICA. Health and Education should be #1.

Thank you for understanding World History, Geography, countries and cultures, religions, customs and America's tarnished reputation in those very countries.

Thank you for voting against the War and for continuing to voice that opposition.

Thank you for your brilliant campaign and campaign managers and your staff.

Thank you for choosing Joe Biden.

Thank you for leading and inspiring me.

You didn't do this alone. You knew it was going to take the three generations of black women in Ypsilanti, Michigan as well as Jose, the latino plumber in Miami or Ron Howard putting on Opie's toupee or my daughter, Annie and her friends at an Ohio college who are voting for the first time in their lives or my local friends, the busy multitasking hordes who called and knocked and walked your walk or Wendy Riva, the mother and activist in Santa Monica, who grabbed me on the street and within hours had me, t-shirted and bumper-stickered and hooked up to the Obama campaign. Me, this middle aged, privileged, white woman whose own mother was once such an ardent Democratic ( Kennedy ) supporter, that she was offered an ambassadorship in the Johnson administration. Me, who prior to this election did shit. Oh, I gave some money to Gore and Kerry and except for my husband's trip to Florida to canvas for Kerry, we just bitched and complained and did nothing.

Thank you for making me, after another dinner of political bitching by left leaning, well meaning, show off business types, say...well, what are you doing to change this?

Thank you for getting me to Michigan to see places I never would have seen and meeting people I would have never met and getting me to see the abandoned factories and businesses that can be re-tooled and retrofitted to a green technology and a green industry.

Thank you for getting us all, both sides of the Divided States of America to pay attention to our civic duty and moral responsibility.

Thank you for reminding us that this next period of time will be hard. That there are no easy answers. That there will be sacrifice. There will be blood. There will be sweat. There will be tears.

Thank you for marrying Michelle Obama and being the kind of father you are to your daughters.

Thank you for your grace.

Thank you for your leadership.

Hillary Clinton, who I supported and whom I believe you should bring in to your cabinet (see Team of Rivals) wrote: it takes a village to raise a child. I say it takes a leader to raise the village.

The village needs one leader and you, thank God and your hard work and the grass rooted folks who helped you, are that leader.

So lead us Barack Obama...We will follow you...

Thank you Barack Obama for making me believe again in the American Dream.