Out of respect for ImFeklhr's post & against my better judgement, I thought that I would start a debate about the upcoming Presidential Election & hopefully without the name calling....
Before I start, I want to give some of my positions on a few issues, so hopefully I can avoid be labeled, other than the Independent that I think I am....
I am pro-choice, except late term abortions....I believe in stem cell research....I don't care if gays want to get married or not. I feel if a person contributes to society (pays taxes, votes, etc), he/she deserves the same rights as everybody else....I believe in capital punishment & a strong military, but it seems to me nation-building has not worked successfully since the Marshall Plan (after WW2)....I believe the terrorists do not deserve any rights afforded to citizens of the US & I have no problem with water-boarding....
Over the years I have voted for the Democrat way more than I have for the Republican....But I really dislike the present leadership of the Democratic Party....
In reverse order, this is who I have voted for....
McCain, Bush, Gore, Clinton, Clinton, nobody in 1984 & 1988, Reagan, Carter, McGovern, Humphrey....& was a volunteer for McCarthy in the 1968 Democratic primary....
The bottom line for me is that Obama was elected to fix the economy & has not done that....He came into office with a very high approval rating & with people really looking for him to succeed....In the first 2 years of his Presidency & with both houses Democratically controlled, he did nothing about trying to fix the economy....Instead he took on the Health Care issue, which wasn't the major issue that the American people wanted him to tackle....
I admit that Obama took over a bad situation, but that is the reason why he or any other person is elected during bad times....To fix the problems & not give excuses....
I may be off with a couple of the numbers, but this is the longest period of time that the unemployment rate has been over 8% since the end of WW2....One out of every 6 black people is unemployed....In 2006& 2007, about 90% of college graduates found jobs....Under Obama the number is about 56%....When Obama took office, the national debt was around $10 trillion, now it's about $16 trillion....He appointed a bi-partisan panel to come up with ideas to lower the debt, & because he didn't like what they proposed, he just ignored it....In his 8 years in office, Bush increased the debt by over $4.8trillion....In his 3 years, Obama has increased the debt by $4.9 trillion & I feel that he doesn't care if the debt keeps rising....Also under Obama, I read that 87 million Americans are no longer looking for work & if you add the number of people who have stopped looking for a job or who are working part-time but want a full-time job is included (underemployment rate), the unemployment rate is about 19%....Also since Obama took office, the gas prices have doubled & I don't care if it is his fault or not, I want the prices lowered & I blame him as I would with any President....& I also heard that the misery index is pretty high & feel that the American public feel the same way about things as they did when Carter was in office....There are more things i don't like about Obama, but am getting tired typing....LOL....
I welcome all comments, but please let's try avoid the name calling....
Before I start, I want to give some of my positions on a few issues, so hopefully I can avoid be labeled, other than the Independent that I think I am....
I am pro-choice, except late term abortions....I believe in stem cell research....I don't care if gays want to get married or not. I feel if a person contributes to society (pays taxes, votes, etc), he/she deserves the same rights as everybody else....I believe in capital punishment & a strong military, but it seems to me nation-building has not worked successfully since the Marshall Plan (after WW2)....I believe the terrorists do not deserve any rights afforded to citizens of the US & I have no problem with water-boarding....
Over the years I have voted for the Democrat way more than I have for the Republican....But I really dislike the present leadership of the Democratic Party....
In reverse order, this is who I have voted for....
McCain, Bush, Gore, Clinton, Clinton, nobody in 1984 & 1988, Reagan, Carter, McGovern, Humphrey....& was a volunteer for McCarthy in the 1968 Democratic primary....
The bottom line for me is that Obama was elected to fix the economy & has not done that....He came into office with a very high approval rating & with people really looking for him to succeed....In the first 2 years of his Presidency & with both houses Democratically controlled, he did nothing about trying to fix the economy....Instead he took on the Health Care issue, which wasn't the major issue that the American people wanted him to tackle....
I admit that Obama took over a bad situation, but that is the reason why he or any other person is elected during bad times....To fix the problems & not give excuses....
I may be off with a couple of the numbers, but this is the longest period of time that the unemployment rate has been over 8% since the end of WW2....One out of every 6 black people is unemployed....In 2006& 2007, about 90% of college graduates found jobs....Under Obama the number is about 56%....When Obama took office, the national debt was around $10 trillion, now it's about $16 trillion....He appointed a bi-partisan panel to come up with ideas to lower the debt, & because he didn't like what they proposed, he just ignored it....In his 8 years in office, Bush increased the debt by over $4.8trillion....In his 3 years, Obama has increased the debt by $4.9 trillion & I feel that he doesn't care if the debt keeps rising....Also under Obama, I read that 87 million Americans are no longer looking for work & if you add the number of people who have stopped looking for a job or who are working part-time but want a full-time job is included (underemployment rate), the unemployment rate is about 19%....Also since Obama took office, the gas prices have doubled & I don't care if it is his fault or not, I want the prices lowered & I blame him as I would with any President....& I also heard that the misery index is pretty high & feel that the American public feel the same way about things as they did when Carter was in office....There are more things i don't like about Obama, but am getting tired typing....LOL....
I welcome all comments, but please let's try avoid the name calling....
