Offering a Friendly Hand

Romans,
Though recently I have been insulted and ignored by most of the members of the Roman Senate, I am willing to put that aside and prove to you all how much I respect and honor your great state. I open myself wide to the Senate and People of Rome and offer my aid in destroying Marcus Aemelius Lepidus and this ridiculous move of his to completely ignore everything and everyone. He is obviously working on his own accord and cares little for those ideals which he once held so dear. He used to speak of peace, rebuilding, and prosperity. Now he has obviously gone mad and has turned the entire state against him. Marcus Antonius, along with other Caesarians, stood before the senate in its last meeting and tried to convince you that we do not know exactly what Lepidus wants and is trying to do. We should wait it out, they said. Though one may not know exactly what goes on in the mind of a madman, he does not sit back and allow him to beat him swiftly and repeatedly. Nor should the senate of Rome get on its hands and knees and take it from Lepidus.
I am going to have to agree with most of the Republicans and say that the threat of Lepidus should be much more worrisome to Rome as whole than Brutus. While Brutus may be destroying what is good and beautiful about Rome from within, Lepidus has the ability to level the entire city. While the issue of Brutus’ possible trial is incredibly important, and must be dealt with as soon as possible, securing the safety of all of your lives and the lives of the men and women of Rome must come first. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus raises a good point: Lepidus has several loyal legions backing him at this time and victory in battle against him is not certain. You need more support and I can offer a great deal.
Before Caesar was brutally killed on what you call the “ides” of March, he had written a set of plans for the future. I am not sure what all is contained in these wishes for I do not have access to them, but he had mentioned a title to me: “Friend and ally of the Roman People”. Allow me to offer a helping hand in this matter against Lepidus and promise the continuance of a great flow of grain. I only ask for your protection and friendship in return. For those of you who have personal problems with me, try to look beyond whatever you may believe about my social and/or sexual life and see that what I offer will be greatly beneficial to you all. If that is not enough, look at me merely as a representative of my people and allow them to extend many friendly hands to you all. I do not wish to slow the process of this Senate meeting with debate on this issue. I ask that this question be dealt with quickly and if there are too many against this idea, then say so now and move on to another topic. The safety of Rome is more important to me than this title, but I also think what I offer will greatly increase the probability of victory in a battle against Lepidus’ forces.