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Angelika Before we get ready to celebrate Christmas eve this year, let me send out my traditional Christmas news letter. A lot has happened in 2012! It has been an election year, and the news outlets have switched to other topics in the meantime, but I'd like to revisit the topic today. Curiously, we're currently snowed in in Incline village near Lake Tahoe, and thus are experiencing "White Christmas" for the first time in many years. Merry Christmas and a successful new year to you all!
Angelika and Michael
Dear Barack Obama,
I would have never imagined to have the opportunity to write you this letter, as I was fairly convinced that you wouldn't be be able to pull off a second win in the presidential race. It was a very close outcome this time, and if people claim the opposite, they're diehard optimists. It seemed that everyone was tired of the process, including yourself, because many items on your election agenda from 2008 you either weren't able to or didn't want to address. Living in the White House seems to change people or at least seems to set them apart from real life.
May I suggest that you'll now take on a few topics that you've already promised us in 2008? Either way, there's one thing we'll always be thankful for: Introducing a quasi mandatory health insurance was a big accomplishment. I'd wager that this will go on record in the history books and looking back, Americans will rub their eyes in disbelief when they hear that there once was a time without health insurance being available for everyone.
And since Christmas is that time of the year when wishes are granted, here's a few for your next term:
1) Close Guantanamo Bay.
2) Speaking of Cuba: It's about time to lift the travel restrictions to Cuba for U.S. citizens and greencard holders.
3) Increase gas prices and funnel the proceeds into public transportation and green projects.
4) Start the immigration reform. Granting amnesty to the millions of illegal immigrants who have been living and working in the United States for decades is the pragmatic way of fixing it.
5) Increase taxes, and not only for the super rich.
6) Take the opportunity and tighten gun control.
7) Don't just always compromise with the Republicans.
Also, I believe that you'll be a much better politian when you'll be able to turn your back to the White House in four years and break free from your advisors and the Washington lobbyists.
Best of luck, and we hope you'll be able to relax over the Christmas holidays on Hawaii.
Angelika
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