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Texas Gov. Rick Perry — along with many of those on the right — believe Barack Obama’s presidency has been a hallmark of failure.<\/p>\n

I do believe they’ve been living in a parallel universe for the past six years.<\/p>\n

Perry went to the Ronald Reagan Library in California and spoke of his desire to make a “clean break” from the Obama years. He is sounding more and more like someone who is considering a second run for the White House, in 2016. Perry said: “I believe that come 2016, if the American people are given that choice, they will be ready for a clean break from the Obama agenda or anything like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blog.mysanantonio.com\/texas-politics\/2014\/10\/perry-proposes-clean-break-from-obama-years\/<\/p>\n

A clean break, yes?<\/p>\n

Let’s look back briefly:<\/p>\n

* The economic stimulus package helped stop the free fall in the financial markets that was occurring when the president took office.<\/p>\n

* The package saved the automobile industry and it ended the flood of home foreclosures.<\/p>\n

* The economy is adding tens of thousands — even hundreds of thousands<\/em> — of jobs each month, compared to the 700,000 jobs we were losing<\/em> each month when Obama took office.<\/p>\n

* The budget deficit — which Perry and others have decried — has been cut in half.<\/p>\n

* Millions of Americans have health insurance for the first time in their lives.<\/p>\n

* We continue to kill international terrorists every day.<\/p>\n

* The U.S. is striking hard at Islamic State monsters, with the help of allies.<\/p>\n

* The U.S. has led an economic crackdown on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

That’s a few things worth noting.<\/p>\n

Yes, the past six years haven’t always gone smoothly. The health care rollout was rocky; Iraq hasn’t yet figured out how to defend itself after our departure from the battlefield; peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians keep getting derailed; Iran continues to work toward developing a nuclear weapon; the Syrian conflict has morphed into an international crisis.<\/p>\n

Has there even been a time in any presidency where everything has gone perfectly? No.<\/p>\n

The Obama years have produced their share of disappointments. I’m more than willing to concede that.<\/p>\n

However, the so-called “mediocrity” that Perry decries is nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

We remain the strongest, most indispensable country on the planet. Americans are resilient and are proud — even in the midst of struggle.<\/p>\n

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