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Embrace Uncertainty

From Wisconsin to Libya, Egypt and Japan, the world has truly crashed through our front door. We need to get more comfortable with uncertainty because this is what the future looks like.
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From Wisconsin to Libya, Egypt and Japan, the world has truly crashed through our front door. What are we supposed to do amid this mayhem, asks Lorelei Kelly. “First, we need to get more comfortable with uncertainty because this is what the future looks like. Second, we need to believe that the U. S. has a unique and important role to play as we move forward. Our leadership will be key. That’s why am I picking on potential Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich, Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin and propaganda blogger Andrew Breitbart. To me, they represent the tri-fecta of backwardness that we must actively avoid .”

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