Obama hasn't been a great President. And I think MOST people would agree with that. However, I definitely do not believe that Mitt Romney is a better option or a suitable replacement. I would love to support a 3rd party candidate but I'm very much aware that it is a waste of a vote.
I see a lot of support for Romney but I wonder if this people truly believe Romney is better OR are they just disappointed with Obama. We are all disappointed with Obama to some degree but let's not downgrade ourselves because of it.
That's my problem. I would be happy enough to vote for a Republican if they put out a candidate I felt was better. McCain/Palin was a poor ticket last time, and Romney/Ryan is the worst I've seen in my lifetime personally. That's not to say Obama's a good president, he's made mistakes, lots. However I'm not entirely a pessimists either, I'm not one of those types who only looks at how the country is going wrong. Some poor decision making aside, an Obama 1st term did see us (atleast for now) steer away from the depression we were headed towards, the Iraq war ended, the Afghan war starting to wind down, Al-Queda hit hard, ect. Obama could have done much better, but I don't see his first term as a pure train wreck a lot of ppl do. I'm more willing to give him a second term, than Romney a 1st.
Romney on the other hand has been Mr. gaffe, and etch a sketch. The only reason we're still not talking like he's a walking disaster area politically is because he won one debate. His foreign policy, and ideas for defense spending is in the crapper. His tax ideas take Bush's tax policy to even greater heights. His secret videos show almost a disgust for half the country. He pisses off our allies before even getting the job, and calls Russia our biggest foe. Almost all of his new ideas involve benefitting the rich who are still increasingly wealthy despite the recession, while statistically shown to increase the burden on the middle class. He says things completely contrary to what he's campaigned on this entire time in front of cameras to pull in centerist voters, then has his campaign cntrl+alt+delete it quitely the next day. His flip flopping makes Kerry look good. Even when he does give details, he changes them the next week.
There has just been nothing of Romney to show me he'd be a better president. As bad as Obama has been, he's atleast done some good too. Romney is just completely downhill. If he gets in office, and gets a tea party republican congress....I honestly think we'll see a tougher road for all but the top 3% by the end of his first term. An Obama second term may see a higher national debt, but atleast I see the middle class gaining some ground during that time, which is better than losing it. Overall though, I don't see either candidate getting us out of this hole in the next 4 years, the same way we all knew neither McCain or Obama would last election cycle.
