Letter to the Editor

Dear editor:    
   
    As I write, it is late on election night and it looks like Sen. John McCain has lost the presidency to Sen. Barack Obama. My fellow Tufts Republicans and I are feeling the natural disappointment that comes from having invested so much in a losing effort. But we remain resolute. Although the historical winds were blowing extremely hard against him, McCain made a valiant effort. Despite an unpopular war, a flailing economy and a deeply disliked incumbent president, McCain presented his case to the American people with dignity and honor.
    I will not recite empty platitudes about uniting behind our president-elect. Barack Obama's proposals remain the same disastrous, liberal policies today as they were yesterday. I opposed them then, and I oppose them now.
    Some have treated this election as a test of America, rather than a test of the candidates. Having never viewed the contest in that light, I do not feel as though America has let me down. Instead, my fellow Republicans and I will work harder, with renewed dedication, to bring into new birth the America we love so dear. We will be back.


Sincerely,
Michael Hawley
President, Tufts Republicans