Finally...a Verdict

It's already Election Day in Dixville Notch, and Obama has won that burg. I am so ready for this campaign to be over.

Whoever wins tomorrow will be my President. The slate will be clean and he will have the benefit of the my doubt during the honeymoon. Governing is dramatically different than campaigning, and neither of the candidates is evil incarnate.

Whoever you turn out to be, please govern this country from the center. Surround yourself with smart people from both sides of the aisle and listen to them. Move us past the hyper-partisan era into a time when we don't care which side of the aisle the good ideas come from and we think twice before we act once. Talk to both our friends and enemies alike, without preconditions. Bow to the new reality: we can no longer try to impose our will on other sovereign nations with impunity. Keep that big stick ready in your back pocket in case we are attacked again. Do the minimum necessary to provide for a healthy common infrastructure and defense, but please don't overshoot as you re-regulate the markets. Secure our borders. Re-enshrine the fundamental Constitutional rights that have been abrogated during the last eight years.

And please, when you have a press conference, try to sound like you know what you are talking about. If you really want to thrill me, just pronounce the word, "nuclear" correctly and watch me grin. (I'll smile outright if the word "nuclear" is followed by "power plants we will begin constructing".)