No ordinary politician

Thursday, March 20, 2008

When a politician achieves a certain level of national recognition; someone from his past that is an embarrassment and can lead to the loss of an election sometimes appears. The general response in modern campaign management is to toss that person aside and move on.

But Barack Obama is no ordinary politician.

Barack Obama took the words of a person close to him that some were saying was campaign ending and used it as an opportunity. I believe that it is correct to say that in the days after President Lincoln gave that short speech as a memorial to those who had given their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg; no one realized that speech would become a cornerstone of our Nation. It is too early to know if the speech at the Constitution Center can reach the level of the Gettysburg Address. But it is a speech of historical significance. All men are created equal. It is a continuum that began with God like inspiration in the early days of our nation and proceeded by trial and error to today.

In the near future the United States and the World will face challenges of a magnitude that the human race has never before seen. We have proven that we can aspire to the promise of a nation of free people. When we work together for the common good we can achieve greatness. I believe that the people of our nation are longing for someone who can bring our nation together.

I think that our prayers are about to be answered.

Jim Pitcherella