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I just want this to happen. I'm with Michelle, who was, for the first time, really proud of her country despite the fact that it was in an election cycle. 9 months ago, I woke up in a Trauma Center, found out my son and husband were unscathed after our accident that had been caused by my medical crisis, and then my son told me the words I found hard to believe. "He won Iowa." I have been getting better slowly, since then, listening to and reading every word of this campaign, and so far he has not disappointed me. This is the ugliest part of an ugly, ugly process. We get the leaders we deserve, they say. I can't stand to think about which way this will go, if that is true. I don't want another "We apologize to the world" site. I want a new site -- "Universal Sigh of Relief and then Take a Deep Breath and then start walking the walk of honest, ethical people who live for more than toys." Maybe we could live to educate our kids, really. Maybe we could live to pass on great ideas to other nations or even absorb some of their's. Maybe we could learn that these are not our Fathers' times, but that doesn't make them the end days or the decline days. Its a different time. Please let's get through the next 30 days without getting too muddy!
