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Note to the Tired, Weak & Weary …


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I could climb atop quite a political soapbox right now … But I will only say this:

"Thank you, President Obama, for keeping your word the very week you were inaugurated. A close friend credits a prescription-related change you made first-thing for helping her afford to keep her seriously ill husband alive. This medical cost reduction also was instrumental in helping my friend avoid bankruptcy."

My friends were once a two-Beamer couple with a sprawling home, thanks to two great incomes. But he now needs a new heart and can no longer work; she’s been downsized from jobs more times than I can count. Since Obama took office, things have actually been a bit better for them. Mostly because she can now afford to buy his oxygen tanks plus pay rent and buy food.

We don’t hear these kinds of real-life anecdotes in the news. There must be tens of thousands of people whose lives or livelihoods already have been positively impacted by our new president. But the vocal minority drowns out these important voices.

Even the liberal news media does the Obama administration a disservice by disproportionately covering the angry town halls, fear-mongerers, and gun-toters.

Many people know the good things Mr. Obama already has done. Here’s to his courage to keep this kind of good stuff coming. This is what keeps America strong, a nationwide family where every member is able and eager to contribute and help fend off all threats.

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Gates aims to shift Pentagon spending, avoid cuts
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