"A government that truly represents these Americans - that truly serves these Americans - will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won't be prepackaged, ready to pull off the shelf. It will have to be constructed from the best of our traditions and will have to account for the darker aspects of our past. We will need to understand just how we got to this place, this land of warring factions and tribal hatreds. And we will need to remind ourselves, despite all our differences, just how much we share: common hopes, common dreams, a bond that will not break."
How wonderful to have a president who has actually reflected long and hard on our history, on our triumphs and our failings as a people. Let us hope that President-Elect Obama can navigate a course through Washington and the presidency that allows him to remain true to himself and true to the vision of our future that he has crafted through his personal and political experience.
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