The picture I would like the world to see [View All]

[Samantha]

If the age-old platitude is correct that one picture is worth a thousand words, I would like the world to see the image of Albert Gore with his hand on the Bible taking the oath of office in January 2009. Bush* would be in the background watching, knowing that the man who would subsequently take his place in the Oval House would be cleaning up a myriad of calamities that should never have happened, calamities for which a Supreme Court decision -- not the will of the people -- cleared the path to erupt.

The picture would represent more than political poetic justice. The inference behind the image would send the following message to the world.

As Americans we sometimes make mistakes. However, we persevere in our quest to right our wrongs, to make whole our transgressions against other people, to take steps to heal our and others' wounds, and to mend and prosper with our fellow man in the walk down the path toward our restoration of a democratic society. Perhaps the tragic consequences of our mistakes cannot be remedied overnight, but today we take our first step down that road to redemption. May history record the fact that by this picture we say to you, we do fight to preserve that which our forefathers gave us and we hold out our hand to you and ask for your understanding and forgiveness.

That's a picture I want to see, and a message I would like to send.

What about you? What photograph does your imagination dream will be snapped as a result of the 2008 Presidential election and what message does your picture send?