Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The votes are in: President Obama is re-elected

The circus is winding down now that President Barack Obama was re-elected for another term in the Oval Office tonight.

Prepare for cheers and jeers as the news sinks into everyone’s brains. I can’t help thinking that six Billion dollars was spent between the two candidates in this historical race that allowed for Super PACs to pump hidden funds into the candidate’s coffers.

Where else could have that money gone to? A charity perhaps? Because all we have after the dust settles is status quo – not one thing has changed. But Obama says things will get better and we’ll have to see. I hope for the sake of this country we don’t have four more years of political gridlock. Onward and upward…

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