An open letter to President Obama

Dear sir,
  I like all of the civilized world mourn the passing of Nelson Mandella. He truly was one of the greatest leaders that the world has ever known. He was a man of peace because he was a man of God!
His greatness comes not from the fact that he endured a quarter century behind bars, nor does it come from his courage to stand up to the evil that was apartheid. The greatness comes from the fact, that after all that he endured, that he forgave, and that kind of forgiveness can come only from God. But the consuming beauty of the man was that he brought that so terribly divided country together, he united them! So successful was he in uniting them, that even those whose job it was to administer apartheid, now sing praises at his passing!
  He was a true man of the people, and was humble enough to know that it wasn't about him, nor was it about his race, but because he saw only his country, and he knew that a nation divided could not stand.
He embraced democracy, and he loved freedom, and not many knew as he did, just how dear freedom is!
  Which brings us to you sir, as it is only natural to compare you with him because of the obvious similarities of the offices that you hold, both the first in your respective countries. I, like so many other whites, voted for you because we thought that it was time for this great nation to elect a man of color.
We thought this because we hoped that because you were black, that you could heal the racial divide, and end the scourge of racism once and for all!
  The bible tells us that God places kings and presidents, and so you were given the chance to end racism in this great land. If you were to take on this task, and you are successful at it, then your legacy will be that of one of our greatest presidents. But your legacy will not come from cramming socialized medicine down the throats of Americans.
  But if you were to use Mr. Mandella as your guide, and spend you're remaining three years in office working to unite us, rather then divide us, then and only then will your legacy be that of one of our greatest presidents. Not as a black president, but as an American President!