Edwin Merino

Dear President-Elect Obama:

Congratulations for your success in becoming the next President of the United States. Your candidacy is not only historic because of the barriers it transcends, but because it comes at a time when the United States and the rest of the world is reeling from crisis. Around 62% of the country participated in the 2008 election, the highest seen in decades. More startling is the voter turnout of the youth or "millenials", who beckon for the change that you embody. One of the gravest challenges we face today comes not from terrorists, nor from the current economic situation, but from global warming. This is an issue that has unfortunately not been addressed in the last 8 years of the Bush Presidency, and something that needs to be dealt with in order to secure the future of the United States and the World.