Letter: The voters say no to Obama and yes to America
The American People rose up to change the direction of the country and put an end to the wrecking ball presidency of our first half black President, Barack Hussein Obama. They rose up to say no to Obama and his surrogate Hillary Clinton who would have continued his legacy. Republicans, Independents, and many former Democrats said No to the Democrat Party, the media, campus radicals, and the cultural elite that insult them as racists, bigots, and homophobes. They said no to the assault on American values and culture, identity politics, and political correctness. They said no to the smearing of our police, the burning of our cities, and waves of unassimilated immigrants crossing our borders. They said no to the assault on family and marriage, to abortion on demand, and transgendered bathrooms.
The country was at the precipice. A 16-year Obama-Hillary continuum would have permanently wrecked the American experiment, ended unalienable rights, liberty, and the Constitutional system. In its place would have come incremental tyranny, rule by an imperial President and his panels of bureaucrat masterminds who would decide our fates. American style free market capitalism, with its dazzling achievements and innovations, the creation of unprecedented wealth for Americans, would also have grinded down as we pursued the socialist valleys of Europe.
With the election of Donald Trump, the nation pulled back from the precipice that it may live once more. Against the odds, with the full weight of the Sovietized media, the Academy, the millionaire Marxists in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street arrayed against him, Trump, the non PC firebrand who broke all the rules, gave life and meaning to the forgotten man, pulled out an upset victory – and saved the nation.
Wave Republican elections have dogged Obama, our first anti-American, affirmative action President, a radical leftist who wanted to fundamentally transform the nation. This election was the third act of a trilogy. Each of the three acts was a referendum on Obama. The first act occurred in 2010 when the Republicans took the House, the year of Obamacare and the Tea Party. Then, 2014, when the GOP took the Senate and overwhelming majorities of State Houses and Governors. In 2016 Republicans held the House and Senate and took the Presidency. They expanded their dominance at the state level and now have monopoly control of the federal government in Washington. At every level, the American people have rejected the radical leftism of Obama.
And because Obama had a pen and a phone and couldn’t be bothered to pass legislation through Congress, he ruled instead by executive order. But lacking a statutory basis to so much of his agenda, from open borders amnesty to the Iran Nuclear deal, his legacy can just as easily be undone by the same pen, phone, and executive order of President Donald J. Trump. The Obama legacy depended on a Hillary victory. Absent that victory, rather than a legacy, there will be only the ash heap of history.
Ironic that a man with so inflated a vision of himself, the Progressive Left avatar that would permanently alter the nation he despised so well, would instead become the invisible man and an insignificant President. Had he used his powers to bind the racial wounds of the nation, join the citizens as a people, brought harmony and fellowship between the communities, he, the first half white, half black President, the perfect symbol of that unity, could have been a modern day Abraham Lincoln, a peacemaker and uniter. Instead, ideologic leftist that he was, he could not resist picking at scabs, smearing the nation as “systemically racist,” and promoting racial strife and violence. We cannot forget him soon enough.
Before the election, we thought we already lived in Obama’s America and that victory for the left was inevitable. We had been deluded by the media into believing the America we loved no longer existed. Obama’s America was becoming the next great third world nation. The hated white majority would shrink into oblivion. Christianity would also vanish, as would the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Free market capitalism would finally be vanquished, replaced by brilliant central planners who would manage the economy, the nation, and our lives.
But something else happened. The pundits, pollsters, and media were wrong. The victory of Obama’s America died, and the Trump movement prevailed. The forgotten man and woman, the loathed working class, and others, the gun owner and churchgoer, the family man, the taxpayer, the backbone of the country, abandoned by the Democrat Party, rose up.
The children of the men and women who defeated the Nazis and the Japanese in World War II, who returned from war to build the greatest nation on earth, their sons and daughters rose up. Truck drivers, coal miners, homebuilders, mechanics, farmers, and factory workers, the ones who volunteer and fight our wars, rose up.
Those forgotten men and women, despised as uneducated rubes by the Anointed Ones in our universities, media, and Democrat Party, rose up and said no to Obama and Yes to America.
They launched a revolution to halt the counter-revolution of the progressive left, to restore the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They repudiated the Obama legacy of division and fundamental transformation of the nation. They dismissed Obama as irrelevant. He was not a god after all, only a mortal. History will see him as an agitator, an American Castro, a blip in the annals of time.
The voters said Yes to America and a second American Revolution to restore the Republic. Donald Trump and his movement saved the nation from a dark fate and gave us a second chance to live and prosper again.
Dr. Richard Moss
Jasper, Ind.
The only thing I’ve learned is that some people don’t know the meaning of the expression “gracious winner.” To boot, these people generally don’t know the meaning of the word “civility.”
Honestly, are we going to have to put up with the vengeful prattle of the Mosses and Lewinskys of this world for the next four years? These are bitter maladjusted individuals. Look guys, you won. Let it go. Let’s move on. Certainly you have better things to do.
just listen to Scotty boy and Mrs. Strange. two people who seem to have been blessed with very short memories. their chest all blown out when they crowed on how Their queen was going to blow Trump right off the planet and they used very few civil expression in saying so. then getting back on here and showing their hypocritical ways, just as obvious as day and night, that they what they call “civil”. I dare anyone to search the comments that were posted by them before, and especially ones made after, the election by Mrs. Strange. if it were the other way around they would be blowing their librat queen’s victory all over this section or any place else that they could spew it. people say, “figures won’t lie but liars will figure”. people also say “losers are crybabies”. my hands are formed as a cup, now all you clinton losers can cry me a hand full of tears. you have had time to change your Pull-Ups. so why don’t you 3 Musketeers (Newton, Strange, and Birk) grit your teeth and bear it as we have had to do for the last almost 8 years. maybe, just maybe something good might actually come from this. it won’t hurt to try. even I gave ombonzo a year! but you would probably rather he fail and plunge this country into an even worse divided condition then it is in now. as I said before you all blew off WAY to hard and to often to not get some payback. and I have told you once before what they say about payback.
Steven- it’s not about winners or losers and cry babies- it’s about respect and empathy and being able to understand someone else’s point of view.
Meredith. it’s hard to disagree with you on that point. (you should let the 3 Musketeers in on your suggestion.) but what you suggest happens only after the period of time for celebration has run out. or in their case…..the period of mourning.
I don’t really think I have a side here…or that they’re ‘on my team’, exactly. Personally, I feel fairly torn by this election- being from the middle of this country, but also having lived on both coasts (AND in the south for a bit). Blaming and shaming people- we get ourselves exactly nowhere.
A lot of us didn’t like either candidate. And I think we all need to be careful where we get our news from from here on out.
Mainly-the point I’m trying to make is that we can’t go about scapegoating people and groups just because we’re unhappy with ourselves.
Mr. Wilkinson, you are a very NASTY person. I can’t believe the garbage that you write. Have you always been nasty or is this a new onset? Try to be a little civil and have some manners. We all have choices of whom we prefer but there is no reason for individuals that reply to be mean and ugly like some of the replies, especially the ones that are racist about President Obama. The three Musketeers are You, Moss and Lewinski. Just change the name and they all sound the same. I actually feel empathy for all 3 of you.
Mrs. Strange,
as i said, I dare anyone to read your many comments and replies, and YOU call ME Nasty? being disrespectful and calling our new President Elect “Drumpf”. Racist? your not talking about my comments. you really do make me laugh. I have only gave what I got. every time you hear the name Trump you will think of how you tooted your horn a little too loud and a little too often and then ate your words. I have left 3 free dinners for you and your fellow Musketeers at the local restaurant. you should go on Thursday night. that’s when they serve CROW!
Mr. Wilkinson,
Donald Trump’s actual name is Drumpf. He may or may not have legally changed it, but his name is Drumpf. Maybe he was embarrassed by the name, who knows? Your credibility is shredded, however, when you reveal painful gaps in your knowledge of the facts. His name is Drumpf.
Facts. I’m sure you’ve heard of them. You can’t pick you own.
scotty boy,
never knew one of his ancestors was responsible for a name change. (Trump’s German wine-growing ancestors were named Drumpf). but then again, I never cared if his name was Ray J. Johnson or even Newton! Drumpf seems to be a German name. you should be proud of him and not try to belittle him. Hear ye! Hear ye! all you people who have changed your name, married and dropped your family name for your husband’s, been adopted, or just didn’t like the way your name was spelled and legally changed it, must report to scotty boy for approval he evidently sees that somehow you now not able to function. he is a person who seems it unfit to be called by your LEGAL name and belittle you for the change. how many German, or any other nationality’s names for that matter, have been shortened or changed to make life in the business world easier to navigate? personally I kind of like the name Drumpf. reminds me of the line similar to, I love the smell of napalm in the morning…..Smells like… VICTORY. the name drumpt kind of sounds like it translates to, “Winner”. where as rodham clintion evidently translates to, “Loser”. you got to do better than the last post scotty boy. think of your candidate getting beaten and/or my posts when you hear his name in the future. either one of them, Drumpt or Trump. nothing you can say takes away the thrill of victory. you know what that is don’t you? well I guess actually you do not. only the agony of defeat. too much horn tooting and not enough follow through. remember now, thursday is “Crow Night” at the diner! actually every day and night is “Crow Night” for you.
Hey Scott. You were wrong about Clinton. She was responsible for those people in Benghazi. It was proven with a “legally binding document”. Your credibility is shredded, when you reveal painful gaps in your knowledge of the facts. FACTS! You can’t pick them. Again I hope to God your not a lawyer!
Yeah- we now have a president elect who has no diplomatic, military, or political experience. Excellent. I feel so confident now.
Tell me– how many people do you know in your community that are gay, lesbian, or transgender? Do you know anyone who has a different religious belief other than Christianity? What about ethnicity? Have you reached out to the Mexicans in your community?
Have you EVER, in any situation in your life, been in the minority? Have you ever sat at someone’s dinner table and not been able to understand what’s being said because the conversation is in a foreign language?
If you answered no to these questions, then your experience of this country is seriously isolated and limited. You’ve spent your life around people who are EXACTLY like you and who THINK exactly like you. You’ve never had a friend that’s been bullied for their sexual orientation or profiled on the street or in the airport like I have.
Christianity was never threatened. If you feel threatened as a white male in this country- wow.
Especially threatened in a small little hamlet like Huntingburg/Jasper- where people don’t even lock their doors at night. I mean, c’mon… What are you so afraid of? Personal growth?
This man is a billionaire who doesn’t pay his taxes. Has repeatedly said hateful things about women as well as numerous specific groups, and thinks he can shoot his mouth off unthinkingly.
He’s impulsive, doesn’t even read… and as someone who’s going to represent us as a country- is an embarrassment. Not to mention- really scary.
Just like your ignorance.
Meredith and Scott, excellent replies. To Moss maybe you need a few more patients. To Lewinski maybe you need a pen pal. You and Moss write the most awful and long and boring replies/ letters that simply ramble on and on. Maybe hobbies would help both of you.
Dodi,
I’m afraid their hobbies ARE writing long winded impenetrable drivel to forums like this one. This may be therapy for them, but it’s terribly unfair for decent common sense people to have to be subjected to their therapeutic exercises.
History and politics are obviously beyond their ken of knowledge. I would suggest something more in keeping with their abilities. Say, stamp collecting, for instance.
No. Better yet. A hobby that addresses their intrinsic disorders — taxidermy.
Scott I’m afraid your hobbies are bullying people to prove you wrong then, when they actually prove you wrong you sit down and shut up. You never replied when I proved you wrong about Clinton (with a “legally binding document”). You didnt reply cause you didn’t want to admit you were blatantly wrong. I hope to God you’re not a lawyer somewhere.
Trump doesn’t pay his taxes? Do you have any proof to back this up? Have you seen his tax returns? No. You just listen to the liberal media that has been spewing lies the entire election. The same media that continued to collude with the Clinton campaign all throughout the election.
He doesn’t read? This is probably the most ignorant comment I’ve seen. How ridiculous. The man employs tens of thousands of people, is the CEO of a company, etc. But he doesn’t read. What does that even mean? Does he not know how? Is there a reading “quota” he is supposed to abide by?
If you think Christianity was never in question, you need to take your blinders off. Wikileak emails SHOWED the Clinton campaign BASHING Catholics.
I love how you bash his “inexperience”. Barack Obama was a community organizer (whatever that is) and a first term senator. That apparently makes him more qualified to run a country than a CEO.
Is Donald Trump a saint? Absolutely not. Neither is Hillary Clinton. Hillary just didn’t have major news networks against her digging up dirt.
They are both flawed candidates. Trump said things in the past that are difficult to swallow. Hillary has too. What about all of us “deplorables”? For someone who was going to “bring people together”, that’s an awful comment.
America had 2 choices. We chose against the “career public servant” that has made tens of millions of dollars doing so.
E, you need to research history before you spout off garbage, especially to Scott. Here is a little info for you:” Trumpf’s grandfather, Friedrich Trumpf was born in Kallstadt Germany in 1869 and was emigrated to the US at age 16 to escape poverty. He made a fortune running taverns and brothels in Canada’s Yukon territory, but returned to Kallstadt with his homesick German wife in 1901. Four years later, Friedrich was issued a deportation order as punishment for skipping mandatory military service. This was documented by historian Roland Paul. Friedrich wrote a letter in which he begged the Prince of Bavaria to let him stay, but the request was denied. The Trumpf’s boarded a New York City bound steamship on July 01, 1905.” That is the history of Donald Trumpf’s family. Such a good family history for someone who now sits in the WH. You are also wrong about President Obama, Obama was a Constitution Law Profession, yes, a community organizer and a Jr. Senator. Great history to become President. Also, no baggage to hide, like Trumpf.
Dodi,
Many thanks for the support. I’m afraid all of us fact based, reality based citizens will have to stick together for about a year or a year and a half. It will probably take that long for the Trumpistas to realize that their guy is not delivering on his promises and that he has taken them for suckers like all carnival barkers do.
But don’t expect any admission of gullibility on their part — not as long as the “liberal crooked media” and “political correctness” still exist as their go to punching bags.
I sometimes fear for my country. However, the Constitution has kept in check the most abysmal of U.S. presidents. This will be the ultimate test as no one has assumed the office as appallingly unqualified as Donald Trump.
To lighten things up: I’ll bet that Trump will release his tax returns before he actually holds a legitimate press conference.
Mrs. strange,
save your keyboard “f” finger some work and spell his name the way it was on the ballots that buried cliton in this election. I suppose you do not have any “characters” in your family tree. who doesn’t? if you do not (somehow I doubt it) then that’s great! you are holier than thou and you can throw all stones you want. if even 1/10 of the innuendos concerning the lord and master obumbzo that were brought up during the past 8 years are true then he makes Trump look like a choirboy. “no baggage to hide”??? thank you for even another good laugh! you are truly the gift that keeps on giving.
Mr. Wilkinson, thank you for the very nice response. The fact is that HRC won the popular vote by over 2 MILLION votes. Now trumpf is saying the vote was crooked. trumpf never learns to stay off of twitter, makes him look stupid and small. Can you guess how many times he took to twitter? Over 100 hundred. Now put your money where your big mouth is, what baggage did President Obama bring to the WH? Was his wife a stripper like trumpf’s? A racist? A cheat? A xenophobia? (DO you know the meaning of that last word? Just look at the cabinet positions trumpf is putting in place! Should really frighten most people as it does me. The new Transportation Sec. is the wife of Senator Mitch McConnell. Great pick, typical of trumpf.
“HRC won the popular vote by over 2 MILLION votes”…put that with a $10 bill and you can buy you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. or at least I guess you can. I do not drink coffee. don’t know or care how many times Trump “Tweets”. the only tweeting I am familiar with is the sounds coming from our birdfeeder. as I said, if even 10% of the rumors concerning obumbzo’s “private life” in Illinois are true then he makes Trump look like a choir boy. Racist? look in the dictionary and see that obumbzo’s name is listed right along with the definition of racist. we have the worst race relations since the 70’s. “if I had a son, I would like him to be just like Trayvon.” now there is a intelligent statement for the ages. i guess Ivanka has not invited you for tea. don’t hold your breath. your probably one of those wanting to draft obumbzo’s traveling sideshow wife to run for president in 2020. how petty you and your fellow losers are. grasping at straws in the wake for defeat. next it will be, “I know i am but what are you.” pathetic! It makes me very happy that his appointments scare you. that means that they are people that will at least make an attempt to make America great again. not divide it up and tear it down as obumbzo and cliton have and would. concerning Senator Mitch McConnell, I think he is a worthless POS weasel. all the good I can say about him is that he is a conservative vote. as for his wife, Elaine Chao, she was the Labor Sec. in the George W. Bush administration. she has some experience. I’d say she has a chance to be good at her job. I at least will give her a chance. it is still morning and you have already gave me THE GIFT of making my day brighter. you just KEEP ON GIVING! especially when I picture you standing in an open field frantically swinging a baseball bat and beating the carcass of a dead horse.
Oh one more thing. as much as I hate her, I whole heartily support the reelection of Nancy Pelosi to lead the MINORITY in the House of Representatives. that means more elected conservatives in 2018! didn’t the election teach you librats anything??? will you never learn??? check her record. she just keeps losing ground in the House. she is also a gift that keeps on giving….to the conservative cause! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Thank you, Dr. Moss. You remind us again that the destruction of liberty is always just one generation away. We must pass the baton of this liberty on to our children and grandchildren, never leaving it for others to do. We are all in this fight together. The spirit of America lives!
Dr. Moss, let’s talk facts.
47.1% of Americans, who voted, voted for Donald Trump’s platform for change. 52.9% of those who voted did not. 44.4% of those registered to vote (90M) didn’t bother to vote. We live in a divided, apathetic country and there is nothing wrong with that. We are a large and diverse America and so there will always be differences in what we believe and how we spend the taxpayers money.
To say that “The voters say no to Obama and yes to America” is a gross overstatement. What happened was a perfect storm in which Steve Bannon and his team orchestrated a brilliant game plan to exploit Hillary’s corrupt past and suppress voter turnout for her and get the crossover votes from the rust belt democrats toward Trumps populist message for change.
So the electorate does what it always does, it moves back to center right. Obama, Hillary and Sanders all promoted a far left platform and paid for it. Now it is the Republicans turn to govern from the center right and they will get two years to do that before the next congressional elections. If they move too far from the center right, the electorate will make another correction. That is the way The Constitution was written and it has worked great for 200+ years. My hope is the democrats will continue their strategy by re-electing Nancy Pelosi as minority leader and continue their far left agenda.
You are correct, the Democrats had double down in previous elections on a far left agenda at the state houses across America and it has cost them dearly. The Republicans control 33 Governorships and 34 State Houses. What that means is they are not developing a deep bench of talent to compete in center right politics.
I also must add Dr. Moss, your far Alt-Right slip is showing, I suggest you pull it up. Steve Bannon’s, Breitbart website is a pro Israel and a pro economic nationalism website. It is not a racist Alt-Right Nationalist website. Your references to the President Obama’s middle name and twice reference to his racial makeup only adds gasoline to the far left’s wrongful claims of racism from President-Elect Trump’s team and doesn’t help the President-Elects cause. It also doesn’t reflect the many fine citizens of Dubois county who overwhelmingly voted (66%) to support the President-Elect, and have a history of not supporting racism at the polls.
Daryl Hensley
Jasper, Indiana
Dr. Moss,
A very good letter. However, the republicans are in complete charge of Washington, DC in theory, but they can be easily obstructed. Republicans are a very small minority in the unelected federal civil service workforce. Senior civil service people have significant power.
When a Republican was in the White House, the process to implement their agenda in the agencies and departments moved slowly and if there was any justification to halt something it was taken. The political appointees at the top have limited power over the senior civil service personnel in the departments. It is very hard to fire a rouge civil service employee. The Democrats have done a good job in burrowing in “Progressive” people in the civil service senior positions throughout government prior to losing the White House. When a Democrat was in the White House, their priorities were expedited and not challenged by these senior civil servants.
Trump will need to cross every “T” and dot every ‘I” on what he wants to get done in reforming Washington, DC. The people in the “swamp” will resist where possible.
Also the MSM will watch Trump like a hawk and expose anything that they think is wrong.
WOW! Sit back and re-read all of the hateful, one-sided comments above here.
Aren’t we ALL Americans. Don’t we ALL want what is best for our great nation?
I am no fan of stealing e-mails, but WikiLeaks has exposed levels of corruption in our federal government that should make every citizen question everything that Washington does!
Trump was not the ideal candidate. He was just seen as the better of the two remaining candidates that WE the people had to choose from. That doesn’t say much for Hillary, does it?
Life in the USA will go on. There will be a smooth transition of democratic power, and time will tell us what the future has in store. Everyone needs to pray that the leaders of our great nation receive guidance and wisdom from above.
Let’s ALL be civil towards one another, and TOGETHER strive to make our great nation greater! THAT is what our founding fathers would have wanted.
P.S. – Great letter Dr. Moss
Silent Majority,
works for me.
PT Barnum once said “a sucker is born every minute” and Trump seems to be proving Barnum’s words ring true!
As Trump softens his positions across the board, positions he took to get elected by fed up voters, it seems he is more interested in reassuring and maintaining relationships with his past friends and associates.
Trump may be the greatest showman of all as he has reversed course on much of his rhetoric. He is talking to the media he despised (New York Times, 60 Minutes, etc.). After saying she should be in jail, he has forgiven Hillary Clinton, alluding to the fact that she is indeed above the law and he has decided she has suffered enough. He is appointing individuals to cabinet positions who aggressively opposed. He has accepted some provisions of Obamacare—which might be workable, but the entire plan needs to be replaced. Also, he relaxed his talk on the WALL and immigration issues; he never talks of his proposed term limits; and more.
It appears he wants to be liked by his recent bipartisan foes, the media, the general public at large and may have smartly played into the obvious frustrations of the American people, but now reverts to his “Apprentice” self, by keeping control of his business empire, making Hillary’s play for pay schemes look childish and continues with his SHOWMANSHIP ways.
Hillary won the majority of the popular vote by over 2 million votes, yet the right wing crows like it was a great mandate from the vast majority of Americans just because of the apparent electoral college win. Most of my friends that voted were not voting for Trump but against Hillary. Like everyone was saying, “the lesser of two evils.”
Trump’s apparent electoral college win was not to show America’s support of the Nazi hand salute, the ultra right wing or the tea party.
Trump successfully tapped into the anger of the nation. If his anger was just part of his plan to win the game as a showman, then it appears he may let us down as he will fail to bring significant change to the government, and instead, cuddle with his elitist friends.
I hope Trump stays on the most difficult path of all as immense change is needed throughout the entire government.
I was hoping he was sincere when he said he was going to drain the DC swamp. But it is becoming apparent, like all politicians, he was simply lying. Now, it appears he is only changing the faces of the existing establishment alligators and snakes.
If our voices are not heard and politicians continue their path of deceit, I fear our beloved nation could degenerate into a fallen, broken country that may end up actually in combat of some type, as the extreme polar ends of the spectrum are on display regarding what the American people desire our country to represent!
So, in the end, all of us extremely frustrated people, without voices in our government, unable to trust any politician, as they obviously all lie to get votes, may be the ultimate suckers!
I fear the Trump-machine’s real agenda was not to make America great again, but rather to make Republicans great again.
All this election proved is that both major parties are corrupt at the national level.
Dan Barrett
Jasper, Ind.
Americans! When will we learn that we don’t need more political hate speech? There is no such thing as our national political administrations being all good or all bad. Have we forgotten it’s our national conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Forget about being Republicans or Democrats. First and foremost, we are all Americans.
It’s the insistence that our American rights, while self-evident, that only we, the people, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union.
What a radical idea, the great gift that our Founders gave to us. The freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, ingenuity, and imagination. It is our imperative as a nation to strive together as well, to achieve a common good, a greater good for all Americans.
Since the founding of our nation, the call of America has given purpose to each new generation. It’s what led patriots to choose republic over tyranny, pioneers to trek west. It’s what pulled immigrants and refugees across oceans and the Rio Grande. It’s what pushed women to reach for the ballot. It’s what powered workers to organize. It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan — and why men and women from Selma to Birmingham were prepared to give theirs as well to promote civil rights.
America is exceptional and great now. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow. Did we need to make American great again? I contend that America was great and is great already.
Yes, our national progress has been uneven. The work of democracy has never been easy, yes, sometimes contentious, even bloody. For every two steps forward, it often feels we take one step back. But America has always been defined by forward motion, acknowledging our founding creed to embrace all, and not just some, with liberty and justice for all.
Certain groups do not want you to hear anything good that starting eight years ago when our nation reversed a great recession, rebooted our auto industry, and unleashed the longest stretch of job creation in our nation’s history, opened up a new chapter with Cuban people, took out Osama ben Laden, the mastermind of 9-11. With the help of General Petraeus, a great American, the USA shut down Iran’s nuclear weapons program without firing a shot (even though Israel wanted us to bomb Iran). The Obama administration took great strides to win marriage equality and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens. Of course the Obama haters and “birthers”, pharmaceutical and health insurance companies, along with a few greedy physicians and super wealthy will see things differently.
Of course, there are groups like the American Nazi Party who hate former President Obama and who do not want to admit this, but the truth is by almost every measure, America is a better, much stronger place than it was when President Bush left office.
Last January, we witnessed our hallmark of American democracy, which is the peaceful transfer of power from one freely-elected President to the next. As a political independent, I respect the Office of the President and show respect to President Trump, whom I voted for, and include him in my prayers for our nation. His success is our countries success. This does not mean I will not question his political actions, many of which, I find very questionable, weird and unjustifiable, causing me at times to question his mental health…. I end with this famous quote…“As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.” – George Washington