"Romney and Obama are the same".
That is the phrase I keep hearing from those who simply refuse to concede defeat. You know exactly who I am referring to here. I never thought it would come to this. Instead, we find ourselves in a fight against the most radical left president in American history, and the Republican challenger is viewed as "just as bad". The nonsense is laughable. They are the same misguided and misinformed people who love to say, "Fire them all! Republicans and Democrats are all the same!". Ok, should we fire Paul Ryan? Allen West? Marco Rubio? Many now are unable to understand the simple differences between a potential Romney presidency, and the current Obama administration.
We can start by delving into personality and influences. Do I really need to explain to you how Mitt Romney and Barack Obama differ as men and leaders? I'm not going to, because it is unnecessary. Romney has led a life of executive leadership, and a successful one at that. Do we need to discuss early life influences? Romney had his father, George Romney, a successful businessman and governor. Obama had Frank Marshall Davis, Bill Ayers, Derrick Bell, Jeremiah Wright, etc. It shows in how both men developed into who they are today.
-What would a Romney administration look like? Would we have radicals such as Eric Holder, Van Jones, Anita Dunn, Steven Chu, Eboo Patel and others? Barack Obama has clearly built up an administration of people all sharing his agenda of "transforming" America. Does Romney hold the same deep seeded hatred for this country as Obama does, and would he act as such if he were to be president?
-Would a Mitt Romney presidency treat our strongest allies with as much disrespect and contempt as this current administration has? On the flipside, would he pander to nations that hate us? Would President Romney bow to the Saudi king?
-Would President Romney apologize to the rest of the world for America's mistakes? Would he apologize to Afghans after they murdered our troops? Would he sympathize with the Islamic world that calls us "The Great Satan"? Would he be indifferent towards the conflict in Afghanistan?
-Would a President Mitt Romney appoint potential Supreme Court nominees like Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor?
-Would a Romney administration try to ween us off oil in order to usher in green energy like Obama and his energy secretary are doing? Would a Romney administration choke our very own oil supply that lies at our fingertips in the Gulf, in Utah, North Dakota, and Alaska?
-Would a President Romney advocate the redistribution of wealth and embrace Occupy rhetoric like Obama has? Would Romney be a business friendly president? A capitalism embracing president? Or would he pursue "taxing the rich" to give to the poor? The two economic views are so polarizing, it gives you a headache. What gives me an even worse headache, is the fact that so many people simply don't understand the differences.
-Would a Romney administration be as rabidly pro abortion as the Obama administration? Does Romney openly support partial birth abortion? Would Romney rescind the Mexico City Policy on day two of taking office as Obama did, allowing federal tax dollars to flow to overseas nations to fund abortions?
-Would a Romney budget be as catastrophic as an Obama budget?
-Doesn't Mitt Romney's vast experience and proven record in creating wealth, balancing budgets, hiring employees, and reversing deficits count for anything? How does Mitt Romney's economic background fare against Obama's?
"Romney and Obama are the same". My foot.
You know, the further I get along in this post, the more I realize just how pointless it is. There is no comparison, because Barack H. Obama is just that bad.
To be fair, I am disgusted I even have to do this. One year ago today I would have laughed if I ever thought I would be defending Mitt Romney of all people. Mitt Romney, if you'll recall, was always my last choice to be the nominee. I am by no means a Mitt Romney "fan". Never, ever.
But it has come to this and we can't change what has already been done. Mitt Romney is already the nominee and it is going to be either him or Obama. Granted, he is not the best conservative, but I can't think of any greater incentive or motivation to vote for Romney than imagining a 2nd term for Barack Obama.
If Barack Obama wins in 2012, you are going to see an Obama you haven't seen before. If you think he is bad now, wait until 2013. Just as he so candidly told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, "After my election I'll have more flexibility." More flexibility to do anything and everything he couldn't accomplish due to political constraints in the first term. Lame duck Obama is going to go all out. In addition, a second term for Obama could likely alter the makeup of the Supreme Court indefinitely, if indeed Ginsberg, Scalia, and Kennedy do retire. The balance of power in the judicial branch from Obama appointees would cause far left ripples this country could never recover from. On the flip side, if Romney were in office during this time, this would present a golden opportunity to cement a center-right majority in the court for years to come.
Why am I going to vote for Romney? Because somewhere out there is a rabid liberal who is going to vote for Obama. Maybe a latte sipping, Che worshiping, Occupy hippie in Berkeley. Maybe a pro-abortion, progressive female who wants "free birth control". Maybe a Black Panther thug who hates me because of my skin color. It doesn't matter. Somewhere out there, I am going to cancel out someone's vote. And 20 years from now I can look back and say I did what I could to keep Barack Obama from taking this country down an irreversible path. You bet I am voting my conscience in November. My conscience says do what is right to beat Obama. No matter what. This isn't an allegiance to the Republican party. I am not even a registered Republican. This is an allegiance to America and a vote for the economic future of the United States.
"But how will your life change personally if Romney gets elected?" is the question I hear often. To which I will reply, how did anyone's life personally change from the Reagan years, to the Bush years, to the Clinton years, to the Bush Jr. years, to the Obama years? Presidents have little impact on the personal lives of the citizens. But the influence of presidents have an extremely large and long lasting impact on the country as a whole. Through judicial appointees, economic policy, defense policy, spending, etc. To people who are still voting for Ron Paul, here's what I think of you. I think you are so bitter and ticked off the country didn't embrace your guy like you thought they would, that deep down you want another 4 years of Obama, just to teach America a lesson. You are going to vote for "Dr. Paul", the savior, even though he has less of a chance at winning than the chances of life on Pluto. Have at it. I am going to vote my conscience too. And my conscience tells me that I will do anything I can to keep Obama from a second term.
That is the phrase I keep hearing from those who simply refuse to concede defeat. You know exactly who I am referring to here. I never thought it would come to this. Instead, we find ourselves in a fight against the most radical left president in American history, and the Republican challenger is viewed as "just as bad". The nonsense is laughable. They are the same misguided and misinformed people who love to say, "Fire them all! Republicans and Democrats are all the same!". Ok, should we fire Paul Ryan? Allen West? Marco Rubio? Many now are unable to understand the simple differences between a potential Romney presidency, and the current Obama administration.
We can start by delving into personality and influences. Do I really need to explain to you how Mitt Romney and Barack Obama differ as men and leaders? I'm not going to, because it is unnecessary. Romney has led a life of executive leadership, and a successful one at that. Do we need to discuss early life influences? Romney had his father, George Romney, a successful businessman and governor. Obama had Frank Marshall Davis, Bill Ayers, Derrick Bell, Jeremiah Wright, etc. It shows in how both men developed into who they are today.
-What would a Romney administration look like? Would we have radicals such as Eric Holder, Van Jones, Anita Dunn, Steven Chu, Eboo Patel and others? Barack Obama has clearly built up an administration of people all sharing his agenda of "transforming" America. Does Romney hold the same deep seeded hatred for this country as Obama does, and would he act as such if he were to be president?
-Would a Mitt Romney presidency treat our strongest allies with as much disrespect and contempt as this current administration has? On the flipside, would he pander to nations that hate us? Would President Romney bow to the Saudi king?
-Would President Romney apologize to the rest of the world for America's mistakes? Would he apologize to Afghans after they murdered our troops? Would he sympathize with the Islamic world that calls us "The Great Satan"? Would he be indifferent towards the conflict in Afghanistan?
-Would a President Mitt Romney appoint potential Supreme Court nominees like Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor?
-Would a Romney administration try to ween us off oil in order to usher in green energy like Obama and his energy secretary are doing? Would a Romney administration choke our very own oil supply that lies at our fingertips in the Gulf, in Utah, North Dakota, and Alaska?
-Would a President Romney advocate the redistribution of wealth and embrace Occupy rhetoric like Obama has? Would Romney be a business friendly president? A capitalism embracing president? Or would he pursue "taxing the rich" to give to the poor? The two economic views are so polarizing, it gives you a headache. What gives me an even worse headache, is the fact that so many people simply don't understand the differences.
-Would a Romney administration be as rabidly pro abortion as the Obama administration? Does Romney openly support partial birth abortion? Would Romney rescind the Mexico City Policy on day two of taking office as Obama did, allowing federal tax dollars to flow to overseas nations to fund abortions?
-Would a Romney budget be as catastrophic as an Obama budget?
-Doesn't Mitt Romney's vast experience and proven record in creating wealth, balancing budgets, hiring employees, and reversing deficits count for anything? How does Mitt Romney's economic background fare against Obama's?
"Romney and Obama are the same". My foot.
You know, the further I get along in this post, the more I realize just how pointless it is. There is no comparison, because Barack H. Obama is just that bad.
To be fair, I am disgusted I even have to do this. One year ago today I would have laughed if I ever thought I would be defending Mitt Romney of all people. Mitt Romney, if you'll recall, was always my last choice to be the nominee. I am by no means a Mitt Romney "fan". Never, ever.
But it has come to this and we can't change what has already been done. Mitt Romney is already the nominee and it is going to be either him or Obama. Granted, he is not the best conservative, but I can't think of any greater incentive or motivation to vote for Romney than imagining a 2nd term for Barack Obama.
Why am I going to vote for Romney? Because somewhere out there is a rabid liberal who is going to vote for Obama. Maybe a latte sipping, Che worshiping, Occupy hippie in Berkeley. Maybe a pro-abortion, progressive female who wants "free birth control". Maybe a Black Panther thug who hates me because of my skin color. It doesn't matter. Somewhere out there, I am going to cancel out someone's vote. And 20 years from now I can look back and say I did what I could to keep Barack Obama from taking this country down an irreversible path. You bet I am voting my conscience in November. My conscience says do what is right to beat Obama. No matter what. This isn't an allegiance to the Republican party. I am not even a registered Republican. This is an allegiance to America and a vote for the economic future of the United States.
"But how will your life change personally if Romney gets elected?" is the question I hear often. To which I will reply, how did anyone's life personally change from the Reagan years, to the Bush years, to the Clinton years, to the Bush Jr. years, to the Obama years? Presidents have little impact on the personal lives of the citizens. But the influence of presidents have an extremely large and long lasting impact on the country as a whole. Through judicial appointees, economic policy, defense policy, spending, etc. To people who are still voting for Ron Paul, here's what I think of you. I think you are so bitter and ticked off the country didn't embrace your guy like you thought they would, that deep down you want another 4 years of Obama, just to teach America a lesson. You are going to vote for "Dr. Paul", the savior, even though he has less of a chance at winning than the chances of life on Pluto. Have at it. I am going to vote my conscience too. And my conscience tells me that I will do anything I can to keep Obama from a second term.
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