Yes We Can

Today will mark a sea change in American politics, the divide between a time of despair and pessimism and an era marked not entirely by success but more so by the willingness to hope that there is a solution. The past two years saw the nation ripped apart by partisan squabbles, and the finger-pointing that arises with each new crisis, and although we cannot hope that our politics will be set aside in these trying times, we can hope that in this historic moment we can move towards change. As Obama takes office, it is time now for action by all. In the vein of Kennedy and Roosevelt before him, Obama wears the mantle of the strong leader who realizes the struggle and asks that Americans not sit idly by but join in on the enduring struggle to perfect the democracy and the uphill climb towards peace, prosperity and security. A new day has come to America, and it starts now.