Day701 Monday 07/30/12

23 months of running against Obama!!!

ran 3.4 miles

Standard & Poor's has awarded America with a AAA credit rating since 1941. Last August, our credit rating was lowered for the first time in American history. In that time, the United States of America has survived every other president, war, tragedy, epidemic, and economic season, but after two years of undeserving Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama as our president we were penalized with a credit rating downgrade to AA by S&P.

Just thought I would remind you of one of his many accomplishments you might have forgotten about. And, another reminder, remember November, 2010...when Obama was "shellacked" (the word he chose to describe the outcome of the midterm elections)? Voters took as many Democrats out of office as they could as a result of everything Barack Obama did in his first two years. What has changed? What has gotten better? I would expect no less of an outcome for this election cycle, yet Obama and Romney are neck and neck---and Congressional ballots are polling closely across the country. I don't know what has changed to allow Democrats the redemption that is reflected in the polls, but that is the thing about politics---they thrive on our short-term memories and promises for the future that candidates make but feel little necessity to uphold.

2,080 miles from Lafayette, LA to Washington D.C. and back + 107.6 

Here is what happened one year ago on Day336.