My Fellow Americans,
Today, America faces a new threat. A dictator from North Korea, Kim Jong Il, has just tested a nuclear weapon. This is a real and clear threat to Americans. This has happened on my watch. It was a failure of imagination, a failure of our policy, like Katrina, like Iraq and Afghanistan, like 9/11.
There has been a large partisan divide in America, the space between Americans has grown. We need to remember the lessons of 9/11 and remember how we came together in the face of great danger on that day. This administration has dropped the ball again and we need the country to come together to elect new leadership that is capable of keeping the country safe. That will not be so busy hiding scandals and protecting themselves that they let the great troubles of our day simmer until they bubble over. We need to come together and vote for the future of this country.
There can be no doubt that this Presidency is a failure. Now is not the time for blame. In thirty days, Americans go to the polls and have a choice: Is this the path we should be on? Where does this path lead? If you are concerned about where we are and how we got here, you must vote not with your party, but for change. You must vote for oversight and real accountability. Taking responsibility cannot end with speaking the words. It must be followed with responsible action. This Congress and this administration has failed to keep its promise to keep America safe. In 30 days, we must be held accountable.
Thank you, and may God bless America.