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Warner, 38, announced his retirement on Friday after 12 seasons in the NFL, including the last five with the Cardinals. Until 2007, however, he had a Hall of Fame story, but not a career.

“It’s been an amazing ride,” Warner said. “I don’t think I could have dreamt it (my career) would have played out the way it has. But I’ve been humbled everyday that I’ve woke up the last 12 years.”

Warner leaves the league as one of the most accomplished players in NFL history. Over a 12-year career, he was named to five Pro Bowls, made two All-Pro teams, was twice named league MVP and won one Super Bowl as a starter (in which he was named the game’s most valuable player).

Warner’s lone Super Bowl victory puts him on an eclectic list of starting quarterbacks with one title to their names. From all-time greats like Brett Favre to big personalities like Jim McMahon, 17 men have started and won pro football’s biggest game but once in their careers.

There were no overdue regrets or apologies to be issued. No performance-enhancing history to own. This was just Kurt Warner, whose career stat line, gaudy during the golden years, was complete anathema to how he lives his life. 

“I don’t think about playing another game,” he said. “There’s no question in my mind that I’m doing what I want to do. I don’t worry one bit about looking back and wishing that I’d played longer.”

Befitting the devout Christian that he is, Warner’s career was defined by ascension and resurrection. He made it to the NFL after spending time playing in Europe, the Arena League and stocking grocery store shelves at the Hy-Vee back home in Iowa.

He helped two moribund franchises, the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals, make it to three Super Bowls, winning two MVP awards and making four Pro Bowl appearances along the way.

Warner’s career was not without pitfalls, however. Along with the Super Bowl trips, he was benched by the Rams, Giants and Cardinals. When he lost the Cardinals starting job to Matt Leinart in 2006, it appeared Warner would finish his career as a backup.

“If there was one thing I’ve learned from reading this thing (the Bible) is that it’s a bunch of stories about average people, where God came in and did something extraordinary with them. To me, that’s exactly what he did with my life. I was an average, ordinary guy working in a grocery store, trying to make ends meet playing Arena Football, and then God entered into the equation, and he’s done something pretty extraordinary over the last 12 years.”

But after Leinart suffered a broken collarbone in the fifth game of 2007, Warner took over the job and didn’t give it back until today.

In 2008, he enjoyed one of his finest seasons, passing for 4,583 yards and 30 touchdowns as the Cardinals enjoyed a magical ride to the franchise’s first Super Bowl, where Arizona lost in the last seconds to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Obamas ‘State Of The Union’ address though inspiring was more of his political BS then any answers to the to the problems America is dealing with. Now after a year of doing nothing he proposes to take steps to revive the American economy.

What steps? The steps the Republicans have been calling for. But will he really do this or will he find more ways to funnel billions of dollars more to the fat cats he has sent our tax dollars to in the last year.

When millions of homeowners faced foreclosue Obama said he would help. Who did he help? The mortgage companies so they could foreclose on Americans homes with the money these homeowners had paid in taxes.

The American people have heard all of Obamas empty promises before. Many believed him and now a year later we have less then. Obama claims the unemployment rate to be at 10%. The truth is the unemployment rate is over 20%.

Obama speaks of Americans who do not understand why Wall Street reaps profits while working people have nothing. Tell the truth Obama! Wall Street makes trillions of dollars because of people like you.

He hated the bank bailouts? Yet he can hardly control laughing at his own statement. He recovered the money spent on the banks? Recover to who? It’s not a joke. America is sick of the Barack Obamas of the world who steal from America and laugh in our faces.

So he stablized the economy and saved jobs where? China? Thats the only place where factories are working. He cut taxes? Sure you don’t have a job so your paying less taxes.

He’s saved jobs? Yes many Government employees are safe because of Obamas spending. He did find one bussiness in Pheonix that is growing. What is it? A security company hired to help stop the thieving from starving unemployed people. Look south of Pheonix at one of the largest homeless camps in the nation that Obama helped create.

Obama is right about one thing. We need change and after a year of his leadership we need it more then ever. 

Obama plans on leading money to small business. Why? Because then he can create the same problem we had in the late 70’s and early 80’s with SBA loans that bankrupted thousands of small bussiness’s when the intrest rates jumped to 18%. We have already been warned that intrest rates will soar as Obamas economic policies continue.

Talking about Washington as our problem as if he’s not the one leading he pack. He has drug America into second place in the world and acts like he wasn’t the main reason. Create new jobs? No, Obama will only create more havoc.

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