Obama's Common Sense

huffingtonpost.com — In January of 1776, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet Common Sense that galvanized colonist support for American independence. 236 years later, Barack Obama presented his own forceful version of common sense in his third State-of-the-Union address. Since last May, Republican presidential candidates have engaged in the political equivalent of Demolition Derby; attacking each other, the president, and the necessity for a Federal government. As a consequence of their media circus, Barack Obama has been out of the limelight. His State-of-the-Union address was a dynamic reminder that among Washington politicians Obama remains the adult in the room.

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