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Damato of the Day Is ... "Support the One Who Will be President"

December 08, 2008
I will now admit that I did not vote for the man who will be our 44th president in a few weeks. My main reason for not voting for him was his lack of experience, and he leans just a little far in one direction for my tastes (I am just not a fundamentalist kind of guy – and that goes for both sides of the political spectrum).

I will now admit that I did not vote for the man who will be our 44th president in a few weeks. My main reason for not voting for him was his lack of experience, and he leans just a little far in one direction for my tastes (I am just not a fundamentalist kind of guy – and that goes for both sides of the political spectrum). But I trust that, in spite of a near-supermajority in Congress, that our system of government will prevail and while “change” will come, it will come in due season. And in spite of a lack of experience, Barack Obama will either step up and lead or be chewed up and spit out by the process that brought him to this position.

In spite of the fact that I did not vote for him, he will be my president and my sincerest hope is that he will be a great one. Lord knows we need it now if we ever did. I just hope he recognizes that the answer to the problems with the economy lies within the spirit of the entrepreneur in this country. I hope he understands that jobs come primarily from individuals who are willing to take great personal risks to open and operate businesses. I hope he knows that the achievers in this country are good for the country and the working classes. I hope he knows that if he moves to take away the rewards for those who take the risks, it may result in fewer risk-takers showing up for the game. So fewer jobs, less productivity, even less taxes for the government to spend.

I really hope that once the new administration is in place the markets will have sorted things out and will settle down a bit. 2009 will be a challenging year if things go right, and it will be helpful if things begin on an even keel (if that is possible). Guess I am just anxious to get it started.

In the meantime I am going to enjoy the holidays and will start that now by taking this first opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
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