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On Inauguration Day, 2009 - Michigan Republicans and Democratics stand united to welcome our new President.

Obama moved into the Oval Office today around 12:15 as the nation's fourth-youngest president, at 47, and the first African-American. This barrier-breaking achievement was once believed impossible by generations of minorities.

For many a Michigander (that was hit hard by the current economic condition), today was a ray of hope in a dismal downward swirl of layoffs, automotive job losses and real estate value drops, as well as stock market dives.

I look at it as a "Ray of Hope" also. Not that I am a democrat, it should be pretty obvious from past posts that I had supported McCain and Palin, but it is a hope that the majority of American's will start trusting America and the economy in the United States again.

Anyone that is as old as myself realizes that "Trust must come before Recovery". It is the trust that starts the stimulus that eventually will lead to recovery.

We need to all refrain from the typical thinking ... "If only we get a Democrat in the White House, things will be okay. If only we pass this or that new legislation, things will be fine. If only we defeat this or that new tax, things will be okay." Nonsense. Things will not be okay based on a single action.

The "four day work weeks" have to transform back to "five day work weeks". Everyone in Michigan has to roll up their sleeves and pitch in.. give a little bit more, work a bit harder and learn something new.

"Learn Something New?" .. novel.

When we stop hoping for additional external assistance, when we stop hoping that the awful situation we are in will somehow resolve itself, when we stop hoping the situation will somehow not get worse, then we are finally free—truly free—to honestly start working to resolve it.

When "The Ray of Hope" fades, the action can begin.

Today that Ray of Hope came, tomorrow it will start to fade. Let's get moving Michigan and start generating new ideas, new jobs, new incentives for business to stay here.

"Action?" ..novel!

We've been here before, Michigan and we all know that we will be here again. Now is the time to start the turn-around. We look at it as a rebirth of new ideas, exciting new jobs and endless possibilities - we hope you do too. Got an idea? Start a new business.

Labels: automotive bailout, Presidential Campaign