2008 has come and gone, and we're about to turn a page. Thanks in no small part to our efforts, we made 2008 a year of change.

In the first few weeks of the new year, we will see Barack Obama and Joe Biden sworn in, along with a new Cabinet. A new Congress will come to power, and we will have a great opportunity to move this country forward. George W. Bush will go back to the ranch - good riddance!

Unfortunately, the mess that Bush and his Republican cronies made will last a little longer. Obama, Biden, the Cabinet and new Congress face amazing challenges, but hey, we've been in worse times before and done well. This is America, a country where no problems are so big that they are insurmountable. Barack Obama was elected on this premise, and we know that he and our new Democratic leaders will work tirelessly to get our country up to speed again and to move us forward.