Yes we did!

On November 4Th, 2008 the United States of America chose a new direction.  With a significant majority the people chose Barak Obama to be our president.  I know there are a few out there who still feel that the world is about to end.  To them I say it's going to be OK.  I say the future of this country is brighter.  I say we all still have much to do.  Barak Obama must still transition into office and then begin the long and arduous task of cleaning up this mess that Mr. Bush and Co. have left for us.  Once clean-up is under way then we rebuild our economy based on clean energy sources.  We can work on a sane health care policy for this country.  We can stand as a beacon of diplomacy in the world again.  On a side note to the diplomacy issue, my mother always tried to teach me that you get more flies with honey than vinegar.  The Republicans made it a campaign issue and tried to sell us another jug of vinegar.  

We the people still have a lot of work to do as well.  Barak Obama has shown us how effective the Internet can be in raising money and grassroots support.  He has already set up an official government website for his office of President Elect: http://change.gov.  Many other organizations do mass mailing campaigns where you click on a link to send a clone email in your name.  These are easy to use and be politically active.  If you have a political cause, there is probably a group that works for that cause and would be glad to have your support.  The other way to get involved is to write personal emails to our leaders.  The Us Government has a convenient Internet front door.  Visit http://www.usa.gov/contact/elected.shtml to contact our current leaders.  Follow the simple links until you find your specific representative and send them a letter. Many will send a reply of some sorts to your email.  

Barak Obama has shown the power of the Internet.  Make your voice heard.  It is time for our elected representatives to be accountable to us.  It is time for us to speak louder than the lobbyist and special interests.  

Yes we did, now we must sustain it.