Hordes of people roared their approval of the President Elect last night. Senator Barak Obama, with his wife and two daughters, walked to the front of the platform, smiling. He waved to the thousands of people who's eyes shone with the promise of his campaign: hope. He is the first black President Elect.
My voice was not among the crowds who screamed their approval.
Rather, my heart was heavy, along with all of my fellow Conservatives. My heart is not heavy because we elected a black man to the Presidency of the United States. If Barak Obama had loved this country, if he upheld personal freedom and worked to limit the government’s power, if he despised terrorists, if he defended our rights, if he supported our troops, if he was a God fearing man, if he had better principles, I would have cast my vote for him as well.
Race was not an issue for anyone but the Democrats. The mainstream media tried to make race the primary topic of Senator Obama’s campaign because it helped his campaign and image. When the media claimed that the primary issue was about race, they put guilt on many individuals who may have not otherwise voted for Senator Barak Hussein Obama. The media made some people feel that if they did not vote for the senator, they were racist bigots. I voted for Senator McCain not because he is white, but because of his history, his values, his Vice President, his love for our country, his defense of freedom and liberty. I voted for the man, not the skin color.
We did not elect a black man; we elected a Socialist. And because of that, I am greatly disappointed. But as Senator John McCain said in his speech last night, I will serve my country first. If Senator Barak Obama is the man that my country elected to be President, I will respect him.
And yet, even though I respect this man as my President and Commander in Chief, I will continue to fight for the ideals of liberty. I believe that freedom has been trampled on by Senator Obama’s socialistic view and I will answer her cry. Even if I am the only person left to cry out and defend the great ideals of personal liberty and limited government that America was founded on, I will continue the defend them.
Despite our election of a man who's ideals are far from those of our Founding Fathers, I know that God is still God. He is still in control and I truly believe that His will has been done. God, sovereign, omnipotent, holy, king, has a plan that is being worked out as we speak.
And that, my friends, is the greatest hope of all.
