I am so sick of the lies being spread about our President.  Each day it seems the press either reports some new crap that the Republican lie machine has concocted or they are re-hashing the same old crap.  Either way it is crap and I’m tired of it. 

I don’t know if it is because he’s black or if it is because he isn’t a member of their party, but for some reason they seem to feel compelled to spew hatred with each breath.  I understand distrust.  Most Americans do.  It came along with 8 years under the Bush regime.  Blaming the current President for the mistakes made by the previous administration is not only unfair, it is insane.  Our current President has only been in office 9 months.  Are they more afraid that he will mess things up further or are they more afraid that he will make some sense of the mess?  I believe it is the possibility of success that frightens them most.  This was kind of confirmed when he received the Nobel Peace Prize and there was a huge commotion about him not deserving it.  He was the absolute first to admit that he didn’t feel he had earned it, but rather than looking for reasons he didn’t deserve it, why don’t we embrace the sense of pride we should have in a President that instills that kind of hope.  He is so eloquent, and after 8 years of that smug, cocky countenance I find his humble, calm demeanor refreshing.  We finally have a President that looks the part.  He walked into an office that was totally FUBAR and is wading through the latrine left behind to try and find a solution to our country’s woes.

Not since 1960 have we had a President with charisma of Obama.  He is calm in a world full of calamity.  He knows what is being said, and he rises above it.  He and his family have re-invented the first family.  Mrs. Obama put in a vegetable garden at the White House.  This wasn’t a publicity gesture.  It was a lesson for her daughters.  She doesn’t foist the care of the garden off on some White House gardener.  She and her daughters tend to the garden.  It is clear to anyone with eyes that those little girls are in a loving, generous family.  They understand that Daddy is the President of the USA, but first and foremost he is their daddy.  I think Americans tend to forget that our President wears other hats as well.  He is someones son, husband, and father among other things.  He deserves a day out on the golf course.  He deserves a trip to Hawaii to see family.  No one else works the hours that our President does.  He is the President 24/7.  We should understand that just because he is playing a game of golf, or doing a talk show, or having a bit of family time doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t drop it in a heartbeat if the country needed him.  All Americans believe that they deserve some “me” time.  Why should we deny that “me” time to our President?  Those of us who elected him should be especially aware that he is absolutely giving all he has to our country.

It is important to remember, especially when hate is spreading like a virus throughout the land, that this man has the hardest job in America.  Most of us would not accept the position he is in for the salary he is given.  If someone told us “well…your every move will be documented, appreciation for the job you are doing is not something you should count on, half of the country will be critical, 25% of the remaining citizens will be waiting for you to prove that you are capable.  You will be on call 24/7 and your pay will be far less than you would expect for all the responsibilities you will be expected to shoulder” would we take the job?  I don’t think so.

We need to quit believing the Republican and Democrocks that are spreading these vicious lies and start backing our President.  Yes, he will make mistakes.  He is not perfect, but he never said he was.  There is nothing to be gained from questioning his every move.  Give him some time America.  Rome wasn’t built in a day and the world wasn’t created overnight.  Change takes time, and I (for one) am so pleased that we have an opportunity for change.  The old regime broke us.  They are the ones responsible for the war, the economy, and the distrust we associate with elected officials.  This is a new administration that is just getting its feet wet.  He has to wade before he swims.  Be  his life vest, not his anchor.

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