Five-Hundred, Twenty Two Days have passed since Mitt Romney declared that he would seek the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Today, I am almost in disbelief that this is the last day of this protracted process to establish a new, logical course for our country. But more importantly, I am thankful to have had the opportunity to engage in debates and discussions about the issues that are affecting Americans and the values supposedly motivating the various stances on these issues. I am thankful for free thought in these dialogues. I am thankful that free thought has not been removed from the college campus, despite attempts to remove it, remove it again, and then even the attempts to distract us from using it by the very industry that was established to protect it.
Beyond that, there is little more to be thankful about when it comes to what our chosen leaders have established as important over the last four years. One can only hope that in the last five-hundred, twenty two days, voters have connected with the fundamental idea that their lives do not have to be planned for them by the government. That free will outweighs convenience. That liberty and equality do not mean the same thing. That prolonged, peace-time budget deficits are selfish. And that there are realities in our world with powers far greater than one effective orator. Powers with a moral code that has guided society toward progress for the entirety of this age.
Thank you to those who, in the midst of a busy world, have reminded society of these ideals, if only for a moment.
The success of the American experiment, as laid out in our founding documents, is in the hands of the American people tomorrow. We must believe in America.
