The Sandspur

Issue date: 11/5/04 Section: Opinions

Well, it is over and it is about time. This campaign has been long and difficult for all those involved, and I would like to congratulate both candidates. They fought to win, and they both came out alive.

Of course, I would especially like to congratulate George W. Bush who, when it was all said and done, came out on top and will remain the president of the United States.

Maybe I am biased since I am a Republican and I did, in fact, vote for President Bush. However, may I say that we have chosen the proper man for the job. We have chosen a man of principle, a man of strength, and a man of courage. We have chosen a man who knows what he wants and tries to protect this country above protecting his approval rating. We have chosen a man who stands on faith, morality, and values.

We have chosen a man with experience. We have chosen a governor and a president. We have chosen a man who has had to deal with a national tragedy, an economic decline, and a war. He has had to deal with terrorism, and he has not backed down. He has had to deal with controversy, and he has not backed down. He has had to deal with criticism, complaints, and protests, and he has not backed down.

We have chosen a man who did not flinch when told that our country was attacked on September 11, 2001. We have chosen a man that stayed calm and acted quickly. We have chosen a man that was never afraid, and we have chosen a man that has successfully staved off subsequent terrorist attacks.

We have chosen a fine man and a fine president. My condolences to those whose candidate did not win the race. It was a heated election. It got pretty ugly, especially toward the end. Now it is over, and we will be just fine, I assure you.

We live in a great country. I am so proud to live in a country where the people are so divided on the issues and the candidates, and we can still have a peaceful election where battle does not decide who rules the nation. This was a close election, and our citizenry were down the middle on who they supported. Still, on Election Day, we used ballots rather than weapons, and we will all call George W. Bush our president - even those who did not vote for him. I know it sounds corny, but this is one more testament to the fact that we really do live in the greatest country in the world.

So here we are. We did it again - we got through a presidential election. The world will continue so spin, and the sun will continue to rise. We chose a great man for our president. Congratulations to George W. Bush, and congratulations to the American people.

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