Barack Obama

I understand President Obama has indicated plans to use every bit of executive power the office affords to do something for the longterm unemployed.

You might be interested in the new handyman who came highly recommended by someone I've learned to trust; he's been looking over several jobs at the house that must wait until the weather eases up a bit. Meanwhile his wife came along to visit with me at a time when I was, let's say, feeling rather down. She sat with me 7 hours one day; we talked about a lot of personal things, both of us, though not politics directly because I usually try to avoid that in RedNeckLand unless necessary. A lot of these nut jobs are just getting way too dangerous, so I generally use the newspaper to pass the word.

Anyway, she's good at saying things w/o actually saying them, too. That plus both of them saw the Obama pictures in the living room, along with LFR's donkey painting, and didn't storm out in a hypocritical snit speaks volumes to me. I know how these people are here in general, and many if not most wouldn't spit on me if I were on fire. The husband works at a seasonal contracting job but gets thrown on unemployment and his own devices in between. The wife has some severe medical problems, and of course until ACA they seldom if ever had health coverage. Now they do and are so very grateful. I feel I might've met a couple new friends with compatible hearts. You know I'm going to love anyone who appreciates President Obama.