Let us not forget the need for mercy

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Let us not forget the need for mercy

Dear Mr. President, you know, I was prepared to do what I did eight years ago:  just hunker down and try to get through it.  Try to help those I could help. Turn off news. Stick to the headlines.  Mostly pray. But then you went and did it.  You invoked God.  Not only did you promise that the United States would not forget “our” God, you claimed He saved you so that you could make America great.  Again. A bold claim, sir, even for you.  Not even …