Freedom is our greatest Christmas gift
Merry Christmas everyone! I know some people may think we don't have a lot to celebrate this season, what with how dim the economy looks, and with so many people worrying about their jobs; but we should still have hope because we live in the greatest country on earth. We've pulled though hard times before.
So as we gather together today, let's be happy that we have citizenship in this great nation...with the protection of our excellent Constitution.
Freedom is the greatest Christmas Gift given to us in America.
Remember how many of our forefathers gave their lives to preserve these freedoms for us.
Today I am thinking about how our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters in uniform continue to serve our country around the world...how they will not be home with their families this holiday season. So as you sit around the dinner table with your family today, please remember our folks serving in our armed forces...remember their sad families struggling back home without them.
President-elect Barack Obama reached out to these troops and their families in his holiday radio message, and also spoke directly to Americans who have lost their jobs in the struggling economy.
He said:"...this season of giving should also be a time to renew a sense of common purpose and shared citizenship. Now, more than ever, we must rededicate ourselves to the notion that we share a common destiny as Americans - that I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper. Now, we must all do our part to serve one another; to seek new ideas and new innovation; and to start a new chapter for our great country.
That is the spirit that will guide my Administration in the New Year. If the American people come together and put their shoulder to the wheel of history, then I know that we can put our people back to work and point our country in a new direction. That is how we will see ourselves through this time of crisis, and reach the promise of a brighter day....."
Here is the entire message:
BTW--It looks as if most Americans think our new president is off to a good start. Obama's approval rating in a CNN poll out yesterday was 82 percent...four out of five Americans approve of his Transition work.
