Dear Mr. President,

I watched you last night on the first debate for the campaign of 2012. I am a big fan. I was so happy when you were elected almost four years ago. You know why we all voted for you. That optimism and hope thing was more than alluring, it seemed real and genuine to all of us. We wanted someone who would use happiness, intelligence, hope, and wit to fight the old style people who are all about protecting those with money and those who want money. You were the one. Do you understand that? You were the one.

Now, it’s clear you got dealt a crappy hand inheriting the biggest economic mess since the great depression. We know that this wasn’t your fault. We also know that you didn’t start a war in Afghanistan then jump over to start another one in Iraq and bungle both of them like a five-year-old tangled up in his underwear and confused by his own poop. That was the Republicans. They are a sorry, sorry lot.

We also have watched them lie, cheat, and Continue reading →