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Get ready, America

Here we go, America.

Get ready for a wild ride with our new president.

Get ready for daily tweets from a president who says what he thinks, regardless of any ramifications.

Get ready for a president who will repeatedly criticize the press.

Get ready for a president who has a lot of plans and will hopefully start outlining his agenda.

Get ready for a president who is the first non-politician to be elected president since Dwight Eisenhower.

Get ready for a president unlike any before him (at least in our time).

Today — inauguration day — starts what will be a brief honeymoon for Donald J Trump.

Soon, you’ll start seeing political battles over the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare,) Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, immigration and “the wall,” the environment, civil liberties, trade and perhaps — as one newspaper put it — “the very soul of the United States.” We are about to enter an era where nationalism will take center stage … and will — we believe — guide many of Trump’s decisions.

Along the journey, there are some very important things we need to remember:

r We’re blessed to be Amercans living in a country that, while certainly imperfect, is still a beacon of freedom to the world.

r We’re fortunate to live in a nation that is still the most transparent and the most remarkable.

r Our press is free, not controlled by government, as is the case in many nations.

r Our government is one of laws, not of men and women.

r America continues to be nurtured by new people, new ideas, new energy and new vision. That should never change.

We hope Mr. Trump will work to build as big a consensus on issues and decisions as he can. Congress, you’d better hold on for this ride because the new President will not back down.

As a “billionaire,” Mr. Trump knows more about insolvency, debt, taxes and spending more than most.

But we ask you, Mr. President, to please focus on what we can agree on and not what we disagree about.

Protect Social Security and Medicare, and stick to your promise of “health care (affordable) for all.”

We are optimistic because that’s the American way.

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