Thread: Who Are You Voting For and Why?

Originally Posted by Angedras

I'll be voting for Romney.

Obama has had his four years, the economy is poor, unemployment is high, hope for millions of Americans is waning... I'm for trying something different.

Will it prove to be better in the end? I don't really know, but I do know if you have a bad tire on your auto, you don't continue to drive hoping it will get better. You pull to the roadside, and put a different one on.

"different" how?
What is mittens offering that we haven't already tried and KNOW doesn't work?

Originally Posted by Angedras

Interestingly enough, Fl. Senator Rubio, has been for some time drafting an almost identical proposal. Which Romney said he liked, well before Obama used executive privilege to sweep this in.

To me, it appears that the Obama campaign may be the ones feeling the heat, scrambling to garner the Hispanic vote this may pick up.

Savvy move on their part, but disingenuous just the same.

President Obama already has the Hispanic vote!

Originally Posted by kenrichaed

I'm voting for Romney because I want the Supreme Court to remain leaning conservative. One more liberal appointee and it flips.

Originally Posted by Jebediah

I'm voting for Obama because of his accomplisments as president so far. His foreign policy has be really good... especially considering what a mess it was before he got on the scene.

My problem with Romney is we really don't know what he stands for. It is okay for people's opinions to change over time but he has done way too many 180s on fundamental issues. I mean saying he was going to do more for gay rights than Ted Kennedy and now lambasting all the gay friendly initiatives. Saying he is going to defend a woman's right to choose and now saying he is "severely conservative" and abortion should be illegal. It's just too much. As we know all presidents have to do some course corrections once they are in office but Romney has flip flopped way too much before he has even stepped into the Oval Office.

Also Romney's budgeting makes no sense. How are you going to INCREASE military spending, cut taxes on millionares, and balance the budget?

I like both these post even though they are diametrically opposed. Why? They at least offer legitimate reasons for their views. One wants to maintain the current balance on the USSC, the other cites legitimate concerns about Romney and the Ryan budget.
Whether I agree with them, I like that it's not the usual blather about the "Socialist Kenyan will destroy America" or "GOP will kill everyone but the rich!" and so on.

Originally Posted by Craftsman

President Obama already has the Hispanic vote!

So then explain why Obama waited for the election season do say he will make a way to go around congress to give illegals work permits

Originally Posted by ptif219

So then explain why Obama waited for the election season do say he will make a way to go around congress to give illegals work permits

Slight correction: he didn't have to go through congress, legally.

Obama and the Democrats at least for the Federal offices.

Reason is simple to protect the health care reform if he is re-elected the fight is over if it passes the Supreme Court even if the mandate if cut out he has options that don't involve Congress at all, but no one will be able to repeal it passed his veto. And if the Republicans get in they intend to destroy that law and then turn on the social safety net as a poor person why would I vote for them its not in MY best interests.

Originally Posted by Angedras

Will it prove to be better in the end? I don't really know, but I do know if you have a bad tire on your auto, you don't continue to drive hoping it will get better. You pull to the roadside, and put a different one on.

Which is usually a much smaller, incapable tire that will only get you so far... at a certain speed, no less.

Originally Posted by E_Pluribus_Venom

Which is usually a much smaller, incapable tire that will only get you so far... at a certain speed, no less.

but will allow you to make it to safety without further damaging your car.

Originally Posted by tkolter

Reason is simple to protect the health care reform if he is re-elected the fight is over if it passes the Supreme Court even if the mandate if cut out he has options that don't involve Congress at all, but no one will be able to repeal it passed his veto. And if the Republicans get in they intend to destroy that law and then turn on the social safety net as a poor person why would I vote for them its not in MY best interests.

But PPACA isn't in your best interests. The President and the party betrayed you and gave more help to insurance companies and Big Pharma.

Single-payer is in your best interests, not PPACA.

Originally Posted by Margot

I am also voting for Obama.. The GOP field has been too embarrassing for me to return to the Republican party..

And Obama and Biden haven't been embarrassing?

I think Obama has done a good job with foreign policy

The United States is at it's weakest worldwide than it has been since Carter was President and even more so than then. What "good job" are you talking about, the rest of the world simply lifts it's middle finger to us.

, and given more time can turn the US economy as well.

He had the time and offers just more of the same at a time when unemployment is trending back up, GDP is trending back down.

Unlike many people.. I didn't believe that anyone had a magic quick fix for our economic problems..

There is nothing quick about 4 years. Why do you want more of the same?