gergroy said:
richardhutnik said:
gergroy said:
I have been undecided mostly because i dislike all the choices. However, I have decided I am going to be one of those people that votes against somebody instead of for them. So i have decided to vote for Mitt Romney.
My reasons mostly stem from the early portion of Obamas term when he had a super majority in congress. The economy was in the tank and instead of working on that, he pushed for healthcare that ultimately ends up being a large tax on small businesses. He also didnt bother with bipartisan efforts during this time either.
Basically, I dont like how obama handled his term, and im not a fan of Romney, but I think it I would rather see somebody else get a chance then another term of Obama.
A little caveat here, I live in Utah so my vote doesnt actually matter. Utah will go for romney by over 70%... |
You do realize Obama had a super majority in congress less than 90 days, right?
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I am aware that he had only about 5 months in the senate, yes. two years in the house though. During those 5 months, what did Obama do? Affordable care act, one of the worst bills that could have possibly been signed in the middle of a recession. Followed up the next year with Dodd-Frank (which while good intentioned, was poorly written and ended up hurting way more than helping).
Like I said, I really did not like the way Obama handled the time when he had the supermajority.
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Well, Obamacare isn't what he campaigned on or initially proposed. The idea was to offer a government insurance plan, or a series of non-profit organization insurance plans (under government charter) to compete in the market against the private sector and offer people affordable alternatives. Shot down by the GOP, and the insurance industry as takeover of the healthcare industry, Obama switched to Romneycare, which was proposed by the Heritage Foundation as an alternative to Hillarycare. So, it is not optimal, but it is what it is, and about the only reform to healthcare that could actually get passed. And the big beef over it is mainly the mandate. About everything else, is liked by the GOP side.
And issues with healthcare needed to get addressed. Healthcare costs have risen more than inflation, and millions have gone without any healthcare coverage. If not when Obama did it, do you think anything would be done now? No, nothing wouldn't of been done, particularly now. And a president can multitask on a lot of things.
