My Ideal Inaugural Address

As the title suggests, the following is my ideal Inaugural Address. This is what I would like to hear the president, whomever they may be, say on that sunny D.C. day on Capitol Hill.

Now I recognize that much of this may seem hypocritical to those of you who have studied American Foreign Policy or who have lived/worked abroad, especially with regards to United States foreign policy. I ask please recognize that this speech was written with the average American in mind; the person who may not have had such exposure to America's hypocrisies.

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Vice President, Madam Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, reverend clergy, fellow citizens:

Opportunity--it is what drives the American Dream. Let us take the opportunity then, to bask in the wonder of this opportunity to welcome the beginning of the end of the past, without losing sight of our future.

Many inaugural addresses our history's past have glorified our nation, highlighting our blessings as well as our entitlements; and though I plan to do the same, I believe it to be my duty, as your president, to be honest with you;

We have lost our way.

America is no longer a beacon of democracy, hope, and human rights; now, we are feared by innocent nations and alienated by our allies; the terrorists of Al-Qaida have pushed us into a corner where a hope to strike fear into the hearts of Americans led to Americans fearing to hope.

America is no longer the leader in economic growth and innovation because America no longer relies on innovation and growth for her survival; but rather has taken a loan against the world market.

America is no longer the educational powerhouse it once was simply because America has lacked an adversary with whom to compete.

Ladies and Gentlemen of Congress, the White house, and my fellow Americans: these days are over.

It is time we take back our place in the world, not as an object of exceptionalism, but as the symbol of man’s potential.

This will not be an easy road.

It has been the tradition of American Foreign policy to act only considering the interests of America, without considering those of our allies.

These days of unilateralism are numbered. The Iraq war I inherit today and the proliferation of the global terrorist threat is a demonstration of this fact.

America was at its greatest when we once led an alliance of shared principles: freedom, democracy, the sanctity of human life, and the distaste for intolerance. These principles are still shared by our allies, however our recent methods to enforce them have invalidated our credibility to represent them.

Therefore, to our Allies around the globe:

This ends now.

From now on, America stands to lead the free, democratic nations of the earth into the future with a renewed sense of self.

From now on, we look to confer with our allies regarding the struggles which plague, not just our nation, but those nations across the globe who suffer under the dark clouds of oppression, hunger, and illness.

From now on, “E Pluribus Unum” is no longer an American slogan; it is the battle cry of a renewed alliance.

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In the realm of innovation and economic growth, I offer a question:

How did we ever expect to compete with the world market if we continuously ship our jobs, our business, and our investment overseas?

America: this ends now

China’s economy has been growing at an exponential rate, and their recent space walk has now ranked them as competitors with other Space fairing nations. It is estimated that within the next 5-7 years, china will walk on the moon.

It is no surprise, then, that China is the leading nation in Science and Mathematics scores in the world.

In the process to fulfilling President Kennedy’s lunar challenge, the American people created several key innovations which resulted in the successful lunar landing.

It was no surprise, then that America was in the top 5 nations in Mathematics and Sciences.

If we do not meet the Chinese challenge with a challenge of our own we will be left behind.

Therefore, we will settle the Moon before the end of 2018; and we will be the first to walk on Mars by the end of 2022.

From now on, we create a new plan to better support our schools and our teachers in order to invest in our future, not just for our celestial goals, but to bask in the spill over effect education has upon innovation in our economy.

From now on, we will ensure this goal will spill over to bolster jobs and innovation so we may recapture the reverence the American brand once earned.

From now on, we aim for excellence. We bring back home those contracts which have gone overseas, not because we are entitled, but because we’ve earned it.

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And lastly, my fellow Americans, we have become spoiled. While the United States consumes 25 percent of the world's resources, we have merely an eighth of the world's population; America's waistband increases as the third world eats from the crumbs of our table.

This ends now.

No longer will the United States have a policy of entitlement and exceptionalism.

We need to stimulate production in this country so we too may meet the global demand, not of our own appetite, but of the appetite of our growing neighbors in Asia. For once, let our innovation and production ensure that China purchases more American goods than American bonds.

We will once again be the shining example of hard work, innovation, and prosperity we once were. However, America's example is only as strong as the sum of its parts; and so my fellow Americans, the end of this policy of entitlement starts at home.

Far too long has America enabled the lazy to freeload on the backs of the hardworking. This is why it is essential to, not only place a time limit on Government welfare and appropriations, but to combine this time line with $1 billion in appropriations to services and public relations to make sure we all know about these programs to get you back on your feet; it is time America puts its full resources into affording us all this opportunity.

For those of us who say, "I can't"; I say, "try". For those who say, "I won't", I say "tough".

This country was founded on the backs of those who believed in the ability of man to transcend any obstacle, and spit in the eye of adversity. The entitlement of freedom comes at the price of responsibility.

And so my fellow Americans, it is time that we not only remind the rest of the world that our nation is capable to assume the responsibility associated with great power, we must prove to ourselves that we still earn right to be considered American.

Thank You. God Bless you. And God Bless America.