Posted by
Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Monday, December 15, 2008 8:04:22 PM
Dear President-elect Obama:
First, congratulations on your victory. The historical magnitude of your presidential win is nothing short of stupendous and a colossal fulfillment of the American dream (an achievement embedded long ago in the equality clauses of the Declaration of Independence).
It's likely no big surprise that I don't see eye to eye with you politically. Actually, I stand in stark opposition to most of your politics. Still, I realize that we must learn to work together if we are to see our country get back on track. After Election Day, I asked myself, "How can I work for our new president to help better America?" Then a thought occurred to me. The first question that should be answered is: How will you work for me? After all, "We the People" of the United States employ you, correct?
(The above is from a column that
Chuck Norris wrote. Read more below.)
So here are a few ways you might begin to gain the respect of those who oppose you and to show that your campaign pledges to bridge the divides were not empty promises to get you into office. You should be quoting from the Constitution publicly as often as a preacher quotes the Bible to his congregation -- at least weekly.
Protect American life: I'm sure the first of your secret briefings this past week on our global security threats have opened your eyes to the extensive onslaught of our enemies. Don't allow your pride, partisanship, personal bias or political abilities to jeopardize the safety of Americans lives. I'm surprised that a man such as you, who professes to fight for minorities, would not recognize the clear value of a human life in a womb. As president, you are called to protect (not destroy) human life; it is the "first and only legitimate object of good government."
Lead more from the center. It's been pointed out by countless pundits, and your track record is clear: You've had the liberty of voting and fighting for an agenda "from the left" as you've tried to persuade state and federal lawmakers to do the same. But if you continue to lead our country down a more liberal road, you will follow the peril of Bill Clinton, who stepped into office and initially tried to lift the ban on gays in the military and extend abortion rights, only to prompt the creation of a more balanced and strong Republican Congress in the 1990s..
(We will have to watch to see if Obama takes the advice of Chuck Norris. I wouldn't bet on it but Obama is a smart man. However if he does do what Norris has encouraged him to do he will be in big trouble with those on the radical left. So lets watch and see what our next President will do. Do read the whole column
Obama, Now That You Work for Me (A Letter to the President-Elect)