When I say "This is Our time" I mean that it is a time for ALL americans to celebrate. Barack Obama will break through the ever-changing delegate ceiling for the nomination today or tomorrow and it will be a two-horse race.
We are blessed to have two good candidates squaring off this fall. Both are people worthy of respect and admiration. Both have the convictions of their beliefs and visions for the future.
However, their beliefs and their visions for the future are vastly different. For that reason we must be excited that the nomination process has yielded a candidate in Barack Obama with a new vision for America's future.
As he said almost 4 years ago it is not a country of Blue States and Red State but of the UNITED States of America. His vision is one that bridges divides and helps ALL people reach for a better future.
Some of my wealthy friends are pannicked about what will happen to their Bush tax cuts. Many worry that the proposals burden future generations. I was inspired by something I saw President George W Bush say yesterday about the global warming bill being discussed in the Senate.
He said "I would warn the congress not to burden the country with expensive plans that would unfairly burden future generations of Americans."
Wow---I want to respond with a phrase from a book that President Bush reads--The Bible--"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone".
The idea of being fiscally conservative is a new idea for an administration that wages wars, cuts taxes and expands spending.
To my friends who worry about their Bush Tax Cuts--I say this; "the party is over" and now those who reaped the benefits from the party are going to have to help pay the bills.
To those who worry about the impact to future generations if Obama changes the culture of Washington--no matter what the costs are now they will be much cheaper than continuing the policies of George W Bush under John McCain.
For the last 8 years we have become a unilateralist power--one who preaches one thing and acts another way. We talk human rights yet we tortured and abused prisoners in Iraq and in Gitmo. We have lost the moral high ground when the world can plainly view our hypocrisy.
The times are changing--and now This Is Our Time--it is time to take back the United States of America. It is time to be a proud member of the world community again. It is time to reach out to each other and lift those who are hurting. It is time for new visions on education, energy, and the economy.
THIS IS OUR TIME--we have all helped Senator Obama get through the first stage. Now let us all Unite behind him--no matter who you supported previously. We can't afford the results of another 4 years of Republican rule in the White House.
THIS IS OUR TIME.
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