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Originally Posted by Bucco
First of all, you are correct in what you say about claims and promises to do anything, however it does ring a bit truer from someone who actually performed in the real world in some capacity, and not spent his entire life running for office of some kind.
Secondly, the most pressing need to your point, of our next president is to build bridges in Washington and create dialogue. Again, our current President has had three years and has failed miserably. He flat out stopped when he realized he could do what he wanted the first two years and THAT ACT OF JUST PLAIN NOT CARING...is what allowed the right wing tea party type folks to get elected in 2010 and destroy any chance.
Seems like a pretty easy choice to me on all your points. One is and has been NOTHING but a politician and the other a proven leader in a number of areas in his life.
One had a chance to build bridges and failed totally...the other has done that in a number of areas as well.
Nobody is perfect but this choice is easy and important.
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Hey Bucco, glad you're back. However, I must remind you that you still are EXAGGERATING to the maximum degree, and BLASTING us with CAPITAL LETTER EMPHASIS, in case we don't get your point.
Without question, the President is quite a bit more than a politician. He fought hard to blunt the traumatic effects of the recession, bring Wall Street and the banks under control, initiate important consumer protections, combat terrorism, and steadily move us out of land wars. He risked everything to finally establish a promising "beachhead" on national health care. Why is it that this list, and other examples of Obama's leadership have to be repeated over and over? You cannot simply wipe them away with another 'he's done NOTHING'.
And I'm baffled how you can conclude that Obama did even MORE nothing after the mid-term elections. Your descriptive exaggeration is "THAT ACT OF JUST PLAIN NOT CARING..." Of course he has faced unprecedented opposition, but don't you recall anything about the immigration executive order which virtually everyone, including Marco Rubio, admits was a sensible move? How about addressing bin Laden and other terrorists? And arguing everywhere for a Jobs Bill that economists agree would really jumpstart employment, improve the economy overall and our infrastructure, especially when businesses continue to sit on trillions? You can't force businesses to invest that money, but it is likely they would if a Jobs Bill got things started.
Just give a little credit where it's due, and if you're so set on Romney, a moderate who will likely work with a stubborn Congress, ask yourself what and how he will do better. That's what I've been doing, and my jury's still out.