Dear Barack:

I wrote the President an email today. I have heard that he has his staff pick a few constituent emails for him to read each day to keep him grounded. I doubt that mine will hit his desk but you never can tell. I waited 50 days to give him a chance to settle in.

I asked him not to allow my government to kick us little guys when we are down by taxing and penalizing us for our diminishing retirement savings. I asked him to renew legislative support for our unions and to protect social security. I also asked him to never abandon the next generation’s future, no matter how dire today seems.

I didn’t mention health care, although it is very important to me, as I think everyone else is in his ear about that subject. Unlike the last administration, I feel like someone in the Oval office may be listening to the pulse of this country.

I think my friend Cathy’s comment sums up the feelings of a great many Americans. She told me that despite the fact that she does not follow politics very closely, she feels like the President is doing exactly what he promised he would do. He promised the stimulus package by Presidents Day, and that actually happened. That meant a great deal to her and has restored some faith in the word of a politician for the first time in quite a while. God speed Mr. President.