I would like to take a moment to examine something that Michelle Obama said at a recent campaign rally in Wisconsin:

"What we have learned over this year is that hope is making a comeback. It is making a comeback. And let me tell you something -- for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. I've seen people who are hungry to be unified around some basic common issues, and it's made me proud."

A video of the rally can be found here: http://www.breitbart.tv/html/49244.html

Let me first say that Michelle Obama seems like a very intelligent and elegant woman. Her husband has run an uplifting and inspiring campaign worthy of the attention it receives. I would like nothing more than to keep Billary from another White House term and Barack stands a great chance of derailing Queen Clinton for the Democratic nomination.

Mrs. Obama's assertion, however, that her husband's campaign of hope marks the first time in her adult life that she is truly proud of her country is shocking and border-line reprehensible. Its as if Michelle Obama has anointed her husband as America's messiah or savior in our dying hour. She has bought into adoration the media has heaped upon Barack and her sentiment represents the overall attitude prevalent recently in the Obama camp: Change, no matter what that means, will dominant the 2008 campaign. To hell with experience, policy, and realism.

I understand that the last seven years under the Bush administration have not been successful on a number of fronts. Our focus on Afghanistan and Al-Qaeda has slipped, Osama Bin Laden is still on the run, strategies for Iraq have ranged from inadequate to poor, our financial standing is growing worse, and our reputation is souring across the world. These problems do not even include domestic issues surrounding illegal immigration, social security, and homeland security. I am a registered Republican who is deeply disappointed by the failure of Bush's "conservative" governance. The president has strayed from the principles of limited spending and less regulation, while losing our party's ability to eloquently communicate conservative ideals to the American people.

Despite the trials of the last seven years, it is quite astonishing that Michelle Obama cannot find reasons to be proud of her country. Are our contributions to the fall of the Soviet Union and global Communism not worthy of her praise? What about our efforts to stop the ruthless killing of innocent Muslims in Kosovo during the late 1990's? Does our promotion and implementation of free markets that spread innovation to the disadvantaged not warrant a pat on the back? From aid for HIV/AIDS patients in Africa to development funds for tsunami victims in Southeast Asia, Americans have continually shown their kindness and benevolent power. There is not enough space in this email to record why America's global rule has been beneficial due to increased democracy, freedom, and economic growth.

I implore Michelle Obama do rethink her misguided logic. She has lived out her adult life enjoying the right to free speech, vote in democratic elections, and follow any social lifestyle. There is indeed much to be grateful for and proud of as an American. I am only nineteen years old and I am proud to say I am an American. I recognize that we are not perfect and never will be, but Mrs. Obama would certainly not like to see a world without us.