In America we vote with a Team Mentality, Its time to change that and go with true intelligence and Comon sense. The Left Wingers are not happy working witin the current system , They hav a HUMONGOUS CHIP on their shoulder and want to change the form of government to that of something resembling a Socialist Republic. There 2 Parities have become slaves to Extremis Attitudes. This is what the REAL Problem is. Nothing piisss me off more than people lableing the way i believe based on th party i belong to.

This arguing back and forth distracts us from solving the Real problems and it shows. The parties are really only trying to eliminate each other anymore and that is their real if secret Platforms.

It really is time to think out of the box about what we should do to get these parties to return to the Peoples business and i think NOT re-electing any incumbents is the only real way t do it. That would put a chill down the Spines of all these DC Self Preservasionist once and for all and make it clear to the Government that WHAT WE WANT IS ACTION NOT BICKERING..

Our entire society is divided and "bickering" is too polite of a word for it. That, more than anything else, is the real problem. Changing the players won't make any difference and isn't going to be a panacea. There must be some form of continuity and an allowance for enough time on the job to develop expertise and put it to work. in the meantime, we will keep "chugging along" until something vitally important re-unites us.

The only Expertise we develop is how to fall back into the same bad habits and to worship the same RoyaltY . iN THE 80S I HAD AN CHANCE FOR A FULL SCHLOLARSHIP TO DICKINSON and walked away from it rather that pledge allegiance to the same tired and vain society who control the feild of Law. I do not regret it for it is the same mentality that guarantees you will never evolve and get anywhere.

If all the incumbents' were voted out i think the newly elected Government would see the handwriting on the wall and know that the Publics' business is the only reason they are there eventually the power Mongers would not be intrerested in running anymore if what they seek is not there..

cwilhelmi

My comments are in red. I see things differently, although now it's too late.
Much too late.

A few reasons why I'm voting for Obama.

1- there will likely be 2 supreme court seats swapping out. Romney feels that corporations are people and it is clear that citizens united is turning our elections into a money game, not a test of who will support their constituents. Not to mention all of the other critical items that come before the great court.

OK. I guess if you're left leaning or a Democrat that you'd rather have a Democrat in office when positions Justice positions are filled. That's fair.

2- I am not looking, for nor do I need, free ****. However, I know that there are people who are much less fortunate than me and need some help, a hell of a lot more than the ultra-rich need tax breaks. I make good money and I'm willing to pay my fair share.

But what is a "fair share"? Forget boosting income tax rates, because the uber-wealthy get breaks through their loop holes, which Romney proposed to close. But further to your point, we've got 40 years of welfare statistics to prove the "free ****" doesn't help prevent entire generations from growing increasingly dependent.
Wouldn't it be FAR superior to grow the economy (such as with Romney's tax plan) and actually put the entitlement crowd back to work?

3- Religion has no part in my life and by design it is not supposed to have a part in our government. I will not vote for someone who will push a hardline agenda. In MA Romney stayed away from these, however he is now alluding to yet another flip-flop.

Saying that Romney would push a religious agenda is like calling Obama a Muslim. Romney has NEVER shown a propensity to use his Mormon values outside his own church and family. Be it as a corporate leader, or in his role as Governor in Massachusetts.

4- I'm not blinded by ideology to see the good things obama has done and tried to do for this country. However, I also see where he has not done many of the things I expected, I hope that will change in his second term.

So in #3, you expect (or fear) that Romney will do things that he never mentioned, but now you hope Obama will do things that he utterly failed and/or lied about in his first campaign? That's partisan thinking, don't you think?

5- Our country (and several others) has become a plutocracy, the rich rule and they are getting richer and stronger. The wealth inequality is staggering and corporate profits are at an all time high, while at the same time we have nearly 30% of our country at or below the poverty line and the GOP still wants to take more. Electing Romney will certainly make this worse. (The economist just had several articles after I wrote this that do a great job at disecting inequality, this is seen as a huge risk for america by foreign governments.)

The inequality will only grow worse unless we give the poor the ability to care for themselves. Taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor has never worked, as I assume you know. And when you say the "GOP want to take more", what do you mean? Striving to achieve a "fair share" will never work. Ever. Take 75% of Bill Gates money and he's still richer than the poor who receive it. Isn't it a better plan to stimulate private sector jobs by stopping the madness of class warfare and labeling business owners as the bad guy?

6- Women have worked hard to gain their rights and the rights to control what happens with their bodies. The GOP wants to eradicate these gains and push women down.

Poppycock. This has been discussed.

7 - I believe in equality for all, with no exceptions based upon race, religion, gender, etc. It took Obama a while to grow a pair and stand up for gay rights and marriage equality, but he finally did.

$16 Trillion in debt and the president is expected to act on social issues that are being addressed at the state level already?

8- We hardly manufacture anything and Romney is proven to ship more jobs overseas as opposed to employing Americans and helping our economy.

Romney DID take advantage of how the system is currently designed. But he also promised to change the system rather than blame the corporations who did what they had to do in order to stay competitive.

9- Healthcare and education should not be limited to the rich, these are foundational pieces of a healthy society. They should be widely available and protected to create a healthy and informed nation that will be competitive in the global market. These should not be profit centers either.