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<FIRST>Robert</FIRST>
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<SUBJECT>Thanks for a thoughtful rebuttal</SUBJECT>
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Dear Governor Haley,

I am a life-long Democrat, so it is highly unusual for me to be writing words of praise to a Republican, but I have to say that I was very impressed with your rebuttal of the State of the Union Address, especially because you acknowledged that both Republicans and Democrats share in the current DC gridlock.  I think it took a lot of courage to criticize your own party, and I commend and applaud you for doing so.

I suspect that the public hasn't seen the last of you, because you appear to be a common sense politician who has the truth of her convictions, as well as the ability to look within her own party and acknowledge responsibility for the current hyper-partisan rhetoric and government paralysis.  I wish there were more politicians like you on both sides of the aisle; perhaps then we would be in a position to put America first, not just our own interests or ideologies.

Best of luck!


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