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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (146133)	10/3/2010 2:41:47 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Respond to of 540836

I am positive that if you get what you want, getting Obama and dems out of office, you are not going to like what you will be getting. Yikes! I don't want Obama out of office. But as TR said; "The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (146133)	10/3/2010 2:54:25 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 540836

You can get a certain number of people (10 to 20%) to support any item on your list. You honestly think only 1or2 out of ten rather we spend our soldiers lives and our treasury in the ME rather than build a strong America? .........You really think only 1or2 out of ten think our health care cost is about right? ............You really think only 1or2 out of ten people in America want to fund China and France with our stimulus spending? Obama has a list and had great majorities in both houses - so even with that he was able to get only meek accomplishments - so what do you think happens when he loses the majority in Congress? You can complain all you want about what others who do not agree with what you propose - but that's not how America works. All it means is that those who think like this become meaningless in politics as others win elections. It's up to Obama to challenge us and gain our support for his vision. But getting things done here and there is NOT a vision. Going to the moon is a vision. Obama may not have what it takes to be a visionary - or maybe being the first black man to be elected is his vision. But you are right that's not my vision.