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The 2012 election season seemed interminable and was fraught with far too many ads and excessive money spent by corporations and innocuous sounding organizations that shouldn't have been allowed to weigh in on who should be President of the the United States. That's fodder for a future blog, however. This post celebrates President Obama's re-election in a time of global upheaval that requires continuity of leadership.
No matter which candidate a person chose, the country must unite behind President Obama to accomplish some of the daunting tasks that face us as a nation. Rather than adopting implacable approaches along party lines, members of Congress must approach their work with an attitude of compromise. America can't afford the kind of situation that led us to the brink of financial disaster during the last session.
Most of all, the birthers must abandon the notion of proving that President Obama was not born in the US and place emphasis on moving toward a balanced budget and significantly reducing debt without destroying necessary programs that benefit this country's citizens. Most important of all, Donald Trump needs to shut up and concentrate on something other than politics. His opinion holds no more weight than any other citizen. In fact, this blogger would take delight in media silence when "The Donald" waxes political.
Voters can work on repealing Citizens United, which opened the door to the barrage of political messages heaped on us for most of the year. If all that money had gone to iimprove the economy, our lives would have improved drastically, and television viewing would have been more enjoyable.
Congratulations, President Obama. May you use your last term in office wisely.
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