I'm not letting you get away with that tripe as it if were true.
- Obama doesn't believe in gutting the military, or it would have been done already.
- Leading from behind is fine, it's still leadership.
- "Class warfare" is just a name Republicans made up to combat issues they know they lose on.
- "Job Creators" is just a name Republicans made up to make the rich seem good/noble/saintly...it's nonsense. Furthermore, Obama does not vilify them.
- Obama doesn't act like capitalism is a sin, he acts like greed is a sin...and it is a sin.
Now you may pick up yourself and go.
Dear M: how do any of these above opinions or values translate into
Constitutional enforcement in govt to serve and protect the nation's interests?
Examples:
1. leading from the "top down" ie mandating from federal govt NEGATES the concept of democratic governance by the people and states, where policies of govt REFLECT the will of the people and don't DICTATE it
2. regarding responsible use of capitalism, this depends on CONSTITUTIONAL enforcement. The same way the rich don't want the poor abusing govt for handouts without responsibility, nor do the poor or middle class want huge corporations abusing resources to enjoy unequal and unchecked influence and profits at the expense of individual citizens. The solution is to enforce Constitutional due process and representation so NO power is abused either way!
Last time I checked, the Republicans and Tea Party were more concerned with Constitutional enforcements. When I bring up this issue it is the Constitutionalists who put govt responsibility above partisan agenda to take care of this or that through elected govt.
So if Obama/Democrats and Romney/Republicans would stick to Constitutional decisions that reflect the combined interests of all parties, then we wouldn't have these arguments.
We would have free enterprise rewarded but without abuse by greed to exploit the system.
We would have Democrats and liberals paying for their own social programs without depending on voting in leaders to use govt for these things.
In general if Obama supporters and more Democrats like me fund our own programs and build these democratically where they don't impose on people who want to fund their own, then we wouldn't HAVE these arguments over "class war" and whether which party is pushing the interests of the rich or the poor over the others. We would agree to set up programs that accommodate ALL levels, WITHOUT imposition or conflict. That is what we need, CONSTITUTIONAL policies that include all interests and views EQUALLY.
I believe Romney is more centrist and moderate and able to accommodate a broader range of the population, while Obama is not able to include the people his is alienating.
I support my fellow Democrat party members in fixing the problems of our constituents ourselves, by working locally, and not trying to elect leaders to impose things from the top down; we need to build a stable sustainable foundation from the ground up, in partnership with Republicans who have a strong sense of Constitutional enforcement, and Greens who work on sustainable solutions and inclusion while avoiding the political division and games.
Romney is the stronger Constitutionalist, Obama and the Democrats are better for grassroots leadership needed to build locally across our states and cities through coalitions to run program without relying on govt. I voted Green because I am in Texas, where the state goes conservative anyway, and I can use my vote to promote Green policies of checking corporations, independent currency, proportional representation, and conflict resolution.
My values may align more with Greens and Democrats, but that leadership style works better locally and is more needed there to organize and empower minorities to govern programs independently. The election for President is about what the federal govt needs to serve America, which is to be checked and limited by the Constitution, and redirect authority to the States to localize govt and programs with more direct accountability that way.
If you vote by the Constitution, Romney clearly answers to that more than Obama whose ability and authority to implement social agenda depends on relations/coalition building among his support base. That is true his best talents for leadership and change are there, but those needs to be applied locally and not mandated from Washington where you can't reach the people. Because the President must focus full time on national security, foreign and military direction, Obama can't do that and dedicate full attention to the social programs that voters for the Democrat Party want to be taken care of. Obama is a good leader in that aspect, but his constituents need him LOCALLY, so I support Democrats on creating programs on that level and reducing the overreliance on govt to dictate these which is backwards.
It may seem ironic that in order to vote for the values of Democrats like Obama, the leadership positions must be locally focused.
So you would end up voting against Obama to shift his leadership to the areas where he can actually fulfill these goals. I still believe he would make a better VICE PRESIDENT where he could organize coalition based programs through the Senate, and leave the military/security issues to a Republican President to handle full time. Sort of like an internal and external Vice President. If Obama and Romney both claim to be able to work across party lines, they could have run on the same ticket and saved all that campaign money to invest in the corrections and programs they envision for the govt and economy.