Principle-Centered Leadership

It is curious that we celebrate the tenth annual Leadership Clovis Day this month in the midst of this most intense economic downturn and the aftermath of this particular Presidential election.

However in the confusion and distractions, the principles studied in my own two-year Leadership Clovis internship guided me through. Principles cannot be manipulated and, therefore, never change. They are our moral compass giving clarity.

President-elect Barack Obama was not my choice as a leader of this great nation. With college records and birth certificate sealed, we know very little of a seemingly guarded past, void of sound accomplishments prior to very short tenure as a United States Senator.

And on the campaign trail, not only did he move from the far left to the center for mass appeal, but he either dropped or denied radical associations as well. All this spun with the help of the media, internet, fellow politicians, and Hollywood, a president-elect was created. Sadly, we know very little about him.

With this said, through the election process created by the wisdom of our country’s founders, we shall transition peacefully and seamlessly from one leader to another.

The inauguration this January is of historic value. For the first time in over 200 years since our Nation’s founding and its struggle for racial equality, we will be lead by a person of color. This in itself is a reason for an incredible celebration.

May our moral compass guide us to unite behind him with our support.

Unlike the shameful treatment towards President George W. Bush on display to the world, I pray that we grant our new leader the respect that the highest office in our Nation deserves and that he grant us principle-centered leadership.