America has seen several campaigns exploiting fears and special interests and while both parties may have been guilty to a degree the Republicans in the last decade have cultivated the exploitation of cultural division to a level that I cannot remember having seen before. The fact that so many prominent conservatives and Republicans have endorsed Obama at least gives hope that those who truly care about the country whatever party will be willing to work together to create some unity in this country. I do believe that Obama will attempt to lead in this direction. Since he has demonstrated a remarkable self-control when confronted with personal slurs, lies, and misinformation, my hope is that he will set a standard for his own party as well. I do not think we will ever see a time when all Americans agree on every issue and I do not think it would healthy if they did. But we all do have some common interest and we need a leader with the vision to bring about responsible government that serves everyone in the country and who can bring together people of varying interests, help them find the common ground and work out responsible decisions. I would seriously doubt that we will see a quick solutions to the economic problems but we need to start instead of resorting to denial, more borrowing, and printing more script.