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I support President Obama even though I want specific changes that have not yet occurred.  However,change is a process and I feel that the leadership that the President is demonstrating reflects the  requirement that true change embodies collaboration and fundamental structure reform.  His campaign was to inspire people to engage in difficult long-term reform (change) to take America forward within a global economy.  

I believe that people say they want change but then are unwilling to sacrifice and engage collaboratively to resolve the tough issues and assumptions. The President is standing for the ultimate change of a more representative and collaborative political system.  I believe that he is operating just as he said he would as a leader who tells the truth and accepts responsibility, and promotes for the broadest public good. 

I would vote for him again.  Just a reminder that it was a Repulican controlled Congress that created this unprecedented deficit.  And by the way why didn't Democrats in the Senate stand strong behind him and the House and help send the truth about the long-term nature of change that is required to strengthen America into the future.

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