As a knee-jerk reactionary conservative, I am sooo lucky no doctor has ever assessed me by mentioning Ronnie Reagan--I stood and saluted while I typed this.
Matt, you may not feel about President Reagan the way I do, and I'm sure we don't feel the same way about President Obama, but maybe we can agree on President Clinton? After all, NOTHING could keep Big Bill down! Not when the defeatists had drawn up Articles of Impeachment, and fully expected him to resign ahead of his triumphant State of the Union address. Not even when those hefty harpies all ganged up on him, telling tales. He persevered, and triumphed, and so will you.
Glad to hear you are continuing your climb upwards. Lots of work ahead, my friend, but you've got what it takes, and you've got a liberal president!