I am sure many of you will find comfort in the fact this is my last political column. I want to thank all of you who have read my column this year.

Today I want to talk about a few things that are of great importance to me. Believe it or not, I do have a heart, and someone close to that blackened organ is my good friend Tori. I mention this because Tori – who is staunchly liberal – has said she hates my column. Though we are great friends and get along well, our ideologies have never connected.

We met at work and formed ourselves a little conservative-liberal alliance, because I tend to love alliances as much as Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute do. We have a lot of fun on the job, and because we accept each other’s political differences, we get along famously. Our friendship is a great example of how Americans can get along – looking past one another’s political beliefs and concentrating on our personalities and the things we have in common. After all, America is a nation famous for tolerating different ideas. If we stick to this principle, we can all benefit from it on a personal level. If Jim and Dwight from sales can form an alliance, surely conservatives and liberals can get along just fine, provided they don’t act like jerks.

Though the simplicity behind my friendship theory as a means to create political cohesiveness among Americans may seem kind of campy to some, I am not a cynic – I am an idealist. I believe that through individual relationships and honest dialogue, Americans can overcome the bitterness that has permeated the political landscape during the last 40 years. I hope this earnest pursuit of unity will be a constant theme in the Barack Obama administration.

I think the promises Obama made over the course of his candidacy were lofty and unrealistic, but I do hope he can do good for this nation. I recognize and support him as our president. I imagine I could bump fists with the guy and say, “God bless America,” and he would say, “You know it.” I will not support every policy decision or domestic reform he implements, but as the leader of the free world, I will support him as president. You can bet your bottom dollar I will be active in the conservative movement – don’t think otherwise. History is going to happen as it is meant to and since my decision a few weeks ago to faithfully follow God, politics just does not seem as important to me.

Regarding the events going on in our nation with the economy, I have made it evident I am a conservative and I do not believe Big Brother should be bailing everyone out. It is unfortunate this happened while George Bush is president, but more government spending is ridiculous. The new position of a “car czar,” kind of like the “intelligence czar,” sounds dubious. It is foolish to give someone nearly unlimited authority over matters like these. When Detroit is hurting as bad as it is, the auto companies need to fix it, not Congress or some committee.

On that note, I will leave my political voice out of The Daily Evergreen forevermore. So say goodbye to Mr. Right. I will leave you with one last statement we must all remember: America is the greatest nation on Earth. We are a strong people with the ability to unite and accomplish anything.