So it happened...

President Barack Obama. It has a lovely ring to it doesn't it? Tuesday November 4Th, 2008 was a day for the history books. I hope that the apparent change that has just swept through the United States will be followed up with actual, physical, serious change in this country.

The United States is a great, wonderful and promising nation, however with all of those attributes in place, it really doesn't do much good if the citizens of The United States don't work towards living up to those ideals. Having made some outstanding strides in history I believe the country on the whole has become complacent. Resting on our laurels. That is how we got into the situation we find ourselves in at this moment in time.

With that said, it was obviously destined to bring us to where we are today. It laid the foundation for the history that was made on November 4th. There was a convergence of factors that all hit on that one day. In one day the American voter voiced their opinion and realized a certain 'Dream' that was once voiced by Dr. King. Remember? He had a dream, that one day his 4 children would live in a world where they were judged on the content of their character and not on the color of their skin. That is what happened on Tuesday. While the initial reaction from around the world was that America finally elected the first African-American President, everyone knows, however, that Barack Obama also has substance. He is not just an African-American. He is highly intelligent, thoughtful and methodical in his decision making process and overall more concerned with getting things done and not really concerned with only advancing the democratic agenda. I can appreciate that his agenda is to advance the United States into a better place.

There is a lot of pressure on President-elect Obama's shoulders. At this moment in time, our greatest contribution to his transition period and subsequent '100 days', is patience. There is no possible way with all of the crap that the soon to be former President has left him, that President-elect Obama can get everything that needs to be done, done all at once. We need to be patient. We need to be understanding. We need to ensure that when our President calls on us to help in the change process, that we help. This is OUR country. The history that was made on Tuesday was OUR history. We are the only ones responsible for our future. It is the least we can do...

Visit the new President-elect Obama's website to see what you can do to help. Change.gov

Let's work towards a better tomorrow...