As President Barack Obama prepares to step into a packed and a little more than eager Congress, I can't help but wonder how we're going to fix the economy, health care, Social Security and Afghanistan while cutting the deficit in half in four years.

But I'm not a skeptic. Honest.

Yes, we can. Right?

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And where's the junior senator from Illinois?

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