Quote Originally Posted by Douglas1
Obama getting a second term certainly doesn't have anything to do with the vast majority of folks who think he's doing an average+ job, which is what most people hope for in a candidate.
is this all we hope for, mediocrity and the temporary alleviation of our pain? our present pretender to the throne has certainly shown us the former in spades, but even his attempts to placate the masses have fallen short. his flagship legislation, obama-care, has been shown to be a major boondoggle. his expansion of the welfare state has driven us further into debt and done nothing but provide chump-change for the average joe. he caters to the worst elements of labor and ignores the needs both the taxpayer and the businesses that spur our economy. he has managed to alienate long time allies and embarrass the nation at every turn, denigrating america's accomplishments and bowing before our enemies. his entire presidency has been little more than a populist campaign for a second term. he has failed at everything he has turned his hand to, but at least he has looked good while doing it.

no, we need more than mediocrity to bring us out of our present tailspin. we need someone who isn't afraid to tell us that we have to endure the pain to regain what we are in danger of losing, not just another glad-handing statist. we need someone who embraces the hard decisions. we don't need a cowardly tyro who tries to solve our problems by throwing money at them, money we simply don't have.

he has my vote, and i'm not super filthy rich..
he has the vote of the poor and the ignorant. he can count on the votes of black america, socialist america and the fools who look no farther into the future than tomorrow's breakfast. the votes he is losing are those of middle america and those with enough foresight to realize his agenda is to turn this country into a shallow imitation of europe's failure. the 2012 election will be a battle between the children and the adults. on the one side there will be the self-loathing, the indolent and those who have simply given up. on the other will be those who feel that traditional american values are still worth fighting for. we have yet to see whether the latter will be given a candidate to vote for.