A Beautiful Day
Yes We Can!
This morning’s sustained exhilaration has been tempered somewhat by the remnants of intolerance as it appears California has narrowly passed Proposition 8, stripping gay couples of the right to marry, largely on the strength of opposition from blacks who voted for it by more than a 2:1 margin.
Arizona and Florida passed similar bans, the latter by a depressingly wide margin.
As Obama said last night, “the road ahead will be long.”
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
All of the energy that went into helping get him elected needs to now be redirected on a local level to make the change he embodies a reality for everyone. This isn’t the time to exhale, rather to take a deep breath and get back to work.
Know hope.
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