All In: An Open Letter to President Obama

Dear Mr. President:

I first confess that I know very little about poker, but what I do know is that the poker stare you have had is getting old and you need to go all in with your agenda to bring hope and recovery to our nation.  Yesterday, you (your party) were given some bad hands and now the Just Say No party has a bit of momentum. The pundits will link you to the failures of those defeated in New Jersey and Virginia.  There will be lots of approval surveys that will relayed by your aides. There will still be questions of what to do next in Afghanistan and fears that the unemployment will reach 10%. Your leaders in Congress fear that Health Care with a public option will not be passed this year. There will still be others that fear is rising again and that the spirit of hope that you brought is beginning to fade.

Today you wake up the same man that you were on yesterday, the President of the United States and short of some unwanted election results and a lot on your plate you still embody the hope of a nation. Health care is closer than it has ever been and there are signs that the worst is over for our economy.  What I am asking from you now is the boldness to carry on, fight the Just Say No crowd and just remember that last year that you won, and you won big.  I want to see some fight in you and not for you to be in the timid I want to please everyone crowd.  The Just Say No (Republicans for those who are new to the blog) crew will not like your initiatives because they playing to the audience and have future aspirations and a few may want to unseat you as President in a few years.

I am reminded of a Latin proverb, "Fortes fortuna adiuvat" which you may be familiar with.  The translation is "Fortune Favors the Bold."  It is time that you remind those who cry "liar" in the Capital and all of the others who want to marginalize you and your Presidency to stand and declare that last November that we the people elected you as President and that your responsibility that you lead us with a commanding voice and vision.

Finally, don't confuse craziness and ignorance with outrage.  Those tea parties and birthers are not outraged, they are just angry that you won and were not on your side to start with.  The give disrespect to the very word of outrage just as they disrespect your Presidency. Keep in mind that your approval rating today mirrors your election results last year.  You will not please everyone and there will be those against you just because.  There are many who want to see you fail and I know that there are many multitudes that want and need you to succeed because for most of us you are not just the embodiment of hope you are possibly our last hope.

Thanks for what you have already done and thanks for what you are going to do.

Regards,
The Outraged Citizen