Letter from Patrick O’Connor to President Obama

1/6/17 F15 12-05-2016 DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA, I OWE You AN APOLOGY. THERE is NO QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE AT DIFFERENT PLACES ON THE POLICICAL SPEC TRUM. THERE FEW THINGS THAT WE AGREE ON WHEN IT COMES TO POLICY AND THE DIRECTION OF OUR GOVERNMENT. HERE'S WHERE I WENT WRONG. I LETMY DISAGREEMENTS WITH you TAINT THE WAY I VIEWED YOU AS A PERSON. I HELD YOU IN CONTEMPT AND SHARED MY POOR OPINION OF you, But THAT WAS WRONGAND UNCHRISTIAN. AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BYE I HAVE TAKEN A CLOSER LOOK, MY OPINCON WAS WAY OFF. WE STILL PISAGREE ON AVAST NUMBER OF THINGS. But You, SIR, ARE 4 PATRIOT. I HAVE COME To ADMIRE YOU AS A NEW OF PRINCIPLE, A MAN WITH A GOOD HEART, A MAN WITH A TREMENDOKS SENSE OF HUMOR, A FAMILY MAN, A MAN OF FAITH AND A MAN WHO LOVES THIS COUNTRY. I HAVE SEEN AND READ ABOUT HOW You TREAT our MILITARY AND THE SECRET SERVICE WITH RESPECT. I HAVE SEEN YOUR GENUINE HUMILITY CAS MUCH AS ONE CAN SEE IN A POLIACIAN. I DO STRONGLY AGREE WITH YOUR OPENNESS TO CUBA. I APPLAUDE rour CANCER INITIATIVE. so WE CAN AGREE ON SOME THINGS. 370 I Jeanne Marie Laskas You WILL NEVER MEET ME. you PROBABLY WON'T EVER EVEN SEE THIS LETTER. BUT I JUPGED you WRONGLY AND HARSHLY. MY FAITH AND MY MOTHER RAISED ME TO ADMIT WHEN I AM WRONG AND MAKE AMENDS To THE PERSON I'VE OFFENDED. so I THOUGHT THIS THE BEST WAY TO ATTEMPT THAT; A HANDWRITTEN APOLOGY, So THERE IT IS. I WANT To THANK you. THANK You FOR YOUR 5XAMPLE OF FATHERHOOD, AS 4 HUSBAND AND A MAN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, FOR YOUR SERVICE To THIS GREAT COUNTRY. I PRAY THAT 600 MAY BLESS You AND YOUR FAMILY ALWAYS AND IN ALL WAYS. SINCERELY, PATRICK J. O'CONNOR AKRON, OM