Praying for the President

I generally try to stay out of political arguments.  However, some recent comments about President Obama have made me angry.  I believe that some of those statements aren't based on facts and may, in fact, be racially motivated.  Some of the facts, which are easily available via reliable Internet resources, indicate that President Obama has led us well.  When President Obama was chosen by a majority of our citizens for the office of President, our country was involved in a two front war in Iraq and Afghanistan during which 6,717 Americans would die. According to a Harvard study, the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost us citizens, 4 to 6 trillion dollars, taking into account the medical care of wounded veterans and expensive repairs to a force depleted by more than a decade of fighting.  $6 trillion dollars is a 1/3 of our nation's present debt of $18 trillion.  The emotional and mental costs for the families of the wounded and those who have died are incalculable.  The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were a response to the lives lost when the planes flew suicide missions into the Twin Towers and our country was confused and panicky.  President Obama has thoughtfully and deliberately led our country out of those wars.  During President Obama's tenure the Dow Jones has risen to an all time high.  President Obama's health care initiative, properly entitled, The Affordable Health Care Act, has not only given 500,000 Kentucky citizens health care insurance but statistics indicate that 4 million United States citizens now have access to affordable health care insurance which was financially prohibitive previously.  I'm grateful that in God's providence, Barack Obama was chosen to lead our nation during these time.  I've prayed for every President regardless of their political party and whether or not I agreed with all of their proposals and plans.  In fact I've never agreed with every proposal of any President including President Obama.  I've tried to be very careful about any public criticism because that individual is not only our nation's President; he is also my President.