Advice to a President-elect

Before anything else, I need to say thank you to all veterans for the sacrifices made for this country. My Dad is a veteran of WWII and Korea. A Marine for 25 years, he gave so much of himself and lost many, many friends in those awful wars. He came home and made a life for himself, his family, and his country, giving us more than I can say. He did it quietly, with dignity, strength and love. He embodies what I consider to be the definition of the word “hero”.

God bless all veterans and those men and women in harms way today.


Now to advice…

The election is less than a week behind us and things are moving fast. Very fast. Already, just about every newspaper, political commentator and/or blogger and news service is telling us what the new president-elect needs to be and/or should be doing.

They all talk/blog/write about how he should move on the economic disaster the current administration is leaving this country. They also have the solutions for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the environment, education, and whatever else takes their fancy. On top of that, they seem to know who Barack Obama should pick for every cabinet post, as his advisors and even just good buds. They know why it should be done as they say, too.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m sure many, if not most, of them have very good solutions backed up by experience, sage counseling by their peers, wisdom and insider knowledge. I’m sure they also have all the best intentions, as well.

However (another word for the big “but”), I would think that President-elect Obama is a pretty smart cookie and has a fair bit of it already figured out. He seems to have done well putting together a team who engineered the most remarkable political campaign in the history of this country, if not the world. He knows how to surround himself with intelligent, hard working people that give him good advice from varied perspectives. Most of all, he knows how to listen to that advice and make intelligent, well considered decisions.

Barack Obama seems to know how to get it done. We just need to have the patience and wisdom to let him do it.



Hey, do you think John McCain will cough up his plan to capture Osama Bin Laden now? Or, was that just another lie?