I’m a woodworker, and I’ve learned something important over the years. Sometimes, you get deep into a project and realize you’ve made a mistake. Now, if I took that piece and showed it to someone else, they’d probably never notice. But I notice. It’s right there, staring at me, and I can’t look away. I sit there thinking, How can anyone not see this? It’s so obvious.

And you know what? That’s how I feel about this country.

We’ve patched over so many cracks and mistakes in our system that most people don’t even notice them anymore. But I see them. I think a lot of you see them too. These aren’t little flaws we can just ignore—they’re signs that something deeper needs fixing.

In woodworking, you have a choice to make when you find a mistake. You can patch it up and move on, knowing the flaw is still underneath. You can scrap the whole project and start over. Or, you can take the hardest route: sand it down to the raw wood. Not to destroy it, but to reveal the solid foundation underneath, to prepare it for something better.

And that’s exactly where we are as a nation. We’re at the point where we have to ask ourselves, Are we going to keep patching things up? Are we going to let these flaws stay hidden, or are we going to do the work to fix them for good?

I believe in sanding it back to the raw wood. Not starting from scratch—not tearing everything apart—but taking the time to strip away the corruption, the inefficiency, the partisanship, and the injustice that have built up over time. Beneath it all is a foundation worth saving: the promise of a government that serves its people, not itself.

This is the hardest path. It’s not glamorous, it’s not quick, and it’s not easy. But it’s the only way to produce something lasting and strong. It’s the most honest, the most transparent, and it’s what will give us the best result. And let me tell you something else—it’s an opportunity. Because every time I sand down a flawed piece of wood, I learn something new. I come out better for it. And I believe the same is true for us as a nation.

So here’s what I’m asking of you: Let’s do the hard work together. Let’s sand down the mistakes and rebuild this system—not for a party, not for a politician, but for all of us. Let’s take this challenge as an opportunity to grow, to learn, and to build something better than we ever imagined.

When the work is done, we’ll step back and look at what we’ve created. And we’ll see something extraordinary: a nation that stands on fairness, equity, and integrity—a government that finally works for its people the way it was always meant to.

This is the Roundtable Revolution. Let’s sand it back to the raw wood and get to work.