Dear Mr. Obama

Recently I have heard many people either raving or complaining about what Obama is doing. I feel if I could write to Obama and then get a response back, it would answer many cares and concerns about his presidency. If I were to write a letter it would go like this: Dear Mr. Obama,
I have been watching from the sidelines over the past months and I have decided that you are fit to be president. I was a McCain supporter through and through, but I think that having you as president will not be the worst thing. The reason I am writing to you though is to express a few words of advice to being a successful president. One of things you should do is to success are to building coalitions of allies before doing anything outside of our borders. Also, be careful before you close Guantanomo Bay because there are still a lot of people there who would wish extreme harm on to us. My final piece of advice is to work with congress on a bipartisan basis to establish an agenda that is the consensus of all and not only your party.
When the USA went into Afghanistan we had a very large coalition of countries backing us, many of them were sending troops to support our cause. This was one of the greatest things Bush did as a president. After starting the war in Afghanistan, his approval rating was above 80%. Almost all of America was behind him and better yet, most of the World was behind him. Then in 2003, Bush decided to invade Iraq with much less Coalition support and in turn, his approval ratings plummeted and his world view went straight down the toilet. Now with an approval rating of just over 30%, Bush is being called one of the worst presidents ever. Approval ratings aren’t the only thing that matters, but to have an approval from the rest of the world is very important. Our allies need to be able to trust us to let them know our plans and to have them give us their input.
My second piece of advice is the most important to our national security; this is to be careful about closing down Guantanomo Bay. The reason for opening this detainment clinic is to make sure terrorists do not have the chance to attack us. Though there have been many innocent people sent there, the lives saved by this prison out weigh any number of people sent there. Also there are still many dangerous people who are there such as the bombers of the USS Cole. These men would like nothing else than to cause mass death to the USA. This is why you must take caution before shutting this place down. For the past 7 years, it has been holding the scum of the world and now you are about to bring them back to the mainland? There needs to be a solid place for them to be held in order to do this so I pray that you do have a place in mind.
My final piece of advice is being said in order to keep our country united. You need to cross the party border and make a bipartisan cabinet. You can’t just be a lap dog for the Democratic Party. You need to think for yourself and pass a bill not because it is from Democrats, but because you like the bill and feel that it would better help the American cause. Also you need to meet with leaders from both parties in order to create an agenda for the years to come. By doing this you will create trust throughout all parties and in turn it will be a much more equal America. From Walt Lyon I feel that by writing this letter and getting a response, it would make me feel much more comfortable as a citizen. I know this does not have much relevance to what we are doing in class but I have been reading so much about what Obama has been doing and I just had to get out what I would say to Obama.