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One of the Clarion Content's favorite local readers weighs-in here with a brief perspective on the State of the Union and the future of the Obama Presidency. Excerpted with permission from an email sent from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

"In Tuscon he [Obama] helped catalyze a shift in perception and heart. Last night [State of the Union] he furthered his claim on defining the national debate based on reason and results and began the process of allowing the far right to marginalize it's shrill hating self, thus helping the Republicans avoid being hijacked by their conservative fringe. Let's hope he continues to remain highly visible, engaged and able to tell a compelling story.

So...

If he continues to blend heart and mind with toughness, if he continues to use his gifts as an orator and story teller (which is the real power of the Presidency), if he continues as a healer, if the economy continues to improve, if he articulates that while Congress has deeply held differences they MUST produce results - gridlock is political suicide and continues to deeply wound the nation...


...then he has an excellent chance to be reelected and given the times a chance for greatness..."

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