Obama Wins Re-Election Defeating Mitt Romney: Immediate Post-Election Reaction

Congratulations to President Obama for winning the race. The President declared in his victory speech that "the best is yet to come." I don't think based on his record this President can author that "best" outcome, and I voted against him. He will be my President, yet I will continue to oppose him where I disagree with him.

But I certainly pray I will be proven wrong in the four years to come and that he will not be as awful as anticipated by his opponents. Now, I can only pray for the cautionary warnings of Obama's opponents not coming to fruition, for the President fulfilling his debate promises of strong support for Israel and in no circumstances allowing Iran to go nuclear, for the Middle East not to continue in its current path of its Islamist awakening, for our government now taking our debt crisis seriously, for our economy recovering with the aid of government policies that encourage that result, and for the Supreme Court not falling into the hands of those who would eviscerate the Constitution for decades to come.

On the other hand, let every American recognize that the Republican House of Representatives represents as many Americans as the President. Therefore, there is no mandate for one side to concede to the other. Each side, with a clearly evenly divided country, has their mandate to oppose the opponent and not compromise their core values. Hence, simply remember, the Republican House has the obligation to represent half the country. That means coming to compromises only where that half of the country has been represented.

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