It would be nice to think that today or even tomorrow obama would be man enough to stand before the nation and say something to the effect that he has been extremely honored, and humbled, to have served this great nation as President for the past four years. It would be also be heartening if he would add that while he has tried mightily during his term to live up to the expectations he created, he realizes that he has failed.
He would also add, in a decent world, that the criticism that he has rained down on his predecessor, President Bush, has been unwarranted. He knows now that President Bush had a monumental task thrown on his table almost immediately after he took office, when the Twin Towers toppled and the Pentagon burned, and his performance under the microscope of world opinion was nothing short of heroic. He didn't always agree with President Bush - indeed, there were times when he made his job all the harder (especially when he joined with all the other left-wing idiots in Congress in screaming "Bush Lied, People Died.") - but in retrospect, it is clear that he was, in even his worst hour - trying to protect the nation from a blood-crazed and vicious enemy.
In closing, he would say that while he hoped and prayed that he would be granted another term, he was prepared to accept the decision of the electorate, the same electorate that placed him in office four years ago. If he wins, he promises to move forward recognizing that some of his ideas are not practical in the real world, and assuring the nation that the next four will encompass ideas that empower all Americans. He won't attack the things that make America great, including its economic system, its military and its private sector. Instead, he will work within the confines of that system - if, in fact, they are confines at all - to do everything in his power to assist and enable the poverty-stricken, the immigrant and the disabled, to realize all that America offers.
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