Congratulations Senator Obama

I'd like to offer my congratulations to Senator Barack Obama on winning the nomination of the Democratic Party. It is a massive accomplishment to be the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party, and regardless of what you may think of the man, he deserves plenty of credit for defeating the seemingly unbeatable Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

I look forward to a spirited general election, hopefully one where Senator Obama is more open, honest and forthright with the American people than he has been up until this point.