America to Bush: "Yes We Can!"

When I wrote yesterday’s post, “Bush to America: Up Yours!” I fully intended to write a follow-up post entitled, “America to Bush: Back Atcha!”

But today, I am so elated with hope and pride and love for my country that I no longer have a mean or vindictive word still willing to roll off my tongue.

By electing Barack Obama President of the United States, American voters have closed the door on Bush’s dark zeitgeist of fear and mediocrity. We now stand ready, as we did when John F. Kennedy was elected in 1960, to move forward with a positive agenda of inclusion, instead of its narrow-minded opposite, entitlement.

Obama’s genius lies in his ability to unite people of every race, gender, age and economic status around universal human needs: We want unity, not division. We want peace, not war. We want vision, not fear. We want to soar on the wings of our better angels into a future where tolerance is the norm, and achievement is the guidepost.

As I waited with others to vote yesterday I felt the momentum of history moving us forward in the long line. When I finally came within view of the voting booths, I was struck by how many parents had brought their children with them, to include them in casting their history-making votes. This, we all felt, was one of those rare moments that would become a frame of reference for the rest of our lives.

So, to George W. Bush and everyone else in our great country… “Well done, America: Yes We Can!”