Recently, my daughter got to shake hands and talk with Barack Obama.
My daughter, who is a registered independent, told me that she believes the
president is really a good man. Since she's a counselor and deals with people
from different backgrounds all day, I trusted her instincts.
Although I've been disappointed in the way the president has
handled the Middle East, his speech today on gun violence really connected with
me. When mentioning the Newtown, Connecticut slaughter of first graders his
eyes teared up.
He is taking executive action on closing guns show loopholes
and implementing the other limited efforts that the executive branch can take
without the support of Congress. He truly believes that too many Americans are
dying because Republicans want to get reelected.
I'm tired of the violence and in the way the legislative
branch is too frightened to make a difference. In those tears today I saw
one man's attempt to hold back the vicious tide consuming America.
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