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The first 100 hours. This week has been one of elation, cautious optimism, let down and in some cases just plain fear. Let me explain; No matter which side of the fence you’re on when it comes to politics, you have to admit there has been a huge risk taken by the American people. To save any confusion we’ll just call it an experiment in the Humanities. By electing a man with few credentials and even less experience to the highest office in our country, we have turned over the keys to not only our country and the largest supply of nuclear weapons in the world, but did it during a time in our history when our economy is at the brink of disaster. Two things can happen, the new leadership can rise to the occasion and in doing so will build a dynasty for years to come, or find the task to daunting and drive us deeper into a worldwide depression.

What have we learned so far, President Obama has signed a document that basically releases the combatants in Gitmo back into the fray. When asked, the administration stated that they really didn’t know what they were going to do with the detainees, but they had made this promise to their base. Wow! This is a pretty big thing when you think about it, these are the same people that were months ago killing our soldiers and dragging their bodies through the streets of Fallujah and Haditha. Now we put ourselves in a corner as to their disposition. Wouldn’t it have been better to give it a few weeks and find a secure home for these prisoners. If we put them in our Federal Prison system the costs will be enormous, and their safety will certainly be in question. Keeping campaign promises is great but doing things without thinking them through is crazy.

The next thing our new administration did was curtail the efforts of the CIA and Military in interrogation practices. The very things that have been keeping us safe here at home are being taken off the board. The use of water boarding has been extremely effective in gathering intel, and no one as of yet has proven a long term damage from using it. I would say that a trend towards political correctness has reared its head already. As a warrior going into battle, you would hope your government would be prepared to win. We find ourselves fighting for our very existence against brutal people whose only purpose in life is to die for their cause, and we are worried about what other countries think. Countries who I might add that are benefiting from our warriors efforts in the area of safety. Whoa big fella, this is too ridiculous to believe. If this keeps up, we will find ourselves coming to the aid of Europe once again, as the radical Muslims take control of that part of the world. Just look at last summer’s riots in France and the major problems in The Netherlands.

The economic problems will soon be secondary if we have another major attack on our financial infra structure here in America. We won’t have an economy to worry about. Mr. President, I beg you, leave our security net intact. Take on the problems of the economy first, by reaching across the aisle and include the opposition in any fix you come up with. This is not a one party system here in America, and if run like it is, it will fail badly. Don’t make the same mistakes as your predecessors, make this a government of inclusion not exclusion. The Democrats showed such hatred towards Bush that it led to a standstill in every phase of government. This may have helped win an election, but it surely won’t run a country. I plead with the Republicans too, work towards solutions in all you do, not partisanship. The country will thank you all in the end.

And that’s my opinion,
Don

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