An Extraordinary Time for Our Nation

I have been a Republican my whole life, supportive of the idea that a smaller government, strong national defense and low taxes were the fundamental ways to keep America strong.  I worked in the Bush 41 White House; I worked as an aide on to the Chairman of the Bush campaign in 1992 and have consistently voted and supported Republican candidates.  Until this year.  I was moved and inspired by the President-Elect because I saw that the U.S. Government was essentially, profoundly failing to meet its obligation to its people.  We were in two wars draining our treasury; foundering on National Security issues; living in cities where bridges collapse and kill our citizens; where millions cannot get or afford decent health care.  In the richest city in the richest country in the world, New York City, I see homeless, downtrodden, hopeless people. I see educated, affluent people who cannot find a job and can no longer afford their prescription medicine.   I see crumbling streets and filth and people who are hungry.  I saw a city devastated by a collosal storm in the south while the federal government looked the other way and failed its people. The economy is in crisis, there is a loss of American prestige around the world, people wonder whether our best days are in the past.  This is a horrid time, but it presents a profoundly promising opportunity to get it right, to reset, to regroup and reemerge stronger, smarter and to lead the world by the power of our example.

An Optimistic Nation Looks Ahead