President Obama is endorsed by The Miami Herald. The Herald and blogs like ours point out certain facts that the Obama campaign cannot. For example, President Obama can't run against Congress and he can't run against the miserable circumstances that drag on jobs and the economy.
Romney can say that he will lead Congress in a new direction because under President Obama, Congress has been unmoveable. But if the nation wants to see change, it is clear that the radical extremists in the GOP who control the House and could control the Senate are highly unlikely to move the country in a positive direction.
The Herald points out that Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, from Kentucky coal country, is not exactly a good dance partner for Obama. That is the understatement of the year. It is hard to prove a hypothetical in politics. Romney is trying but the radical extremists in the GOP stand in his way.
On the other hand, Obama can't run against McConnell because McConnell won't be moved. The Romney camp would have voters believe that he can bring Congress together; that he won't have to deal with the politics of nope. Anyone with a memory of what two terms under George W. Bush were like, or even has a memory of what Paul Ryan stood for in Congress, knows that Romney is blowing smoke rings.
The dismal economy is another matter. Romney and Obama both know that presidents can't create jobs, but it doesn't stop them from saying so because to say otherwise is political hari-kari. You can't campaign on the facts that structural changes in the US economy are largely influenced by policies US politics embraced twenty and thirty years ago is also not a winning argument with voters.
Running against the economy is where Romney has traction, even though the economy gives him an unearned handicap and even though his promise of 12 million new jobs has no more connection to reality than Gov. Rick Scott's promises on jobs.
I credit President Obama for running an excellent campaign. I wish he had started earlier, the way Republicans did on his first day in office. On balance, who would you rather have appointing the next justices to the US Supreme Court? One beholden to radical extremists in the GOP?
That is what your vote means in this election.
Romney can say that he will lead Congress in a new direction because under President Obama, Congress has been unmoveable. But if the nation wants to see change, it is clear that the radical extremists in the GOP who control the House and could control the Senate are highly unlikely to move the country in a positive direction.
The Herald points out that Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, from Kentucky coal country, is not exactly a good dance partner for Obama. That is the understatement of the year. It is hard to prove a hypothetical in politics. Romney is trying but the radical extremists in the GOP stand in his way.
On the other hand, Obama can't run against McConnell because McConnell won't be moved. The Romney camp would have voters believe that he can bring Congress together; that he won't have to deal with the politics of nope. Anyone with a memory of what two terms under George W. Bush were like, or even has a memory of what Paul Ryan stood for in Congress, knows that Romney is blowing smoke rings.
The dismal economy is another matter. Romney and Obama both know that presidents can't create jobs, but it doesn't stop them from saying so because to say otherwise is political hari-kari. You can't campaign on the facts that structural changes in the US economy are largely influenced by policies US politics embraced twenty and thirty years ago is also not a winning argument with voters.
Running against the economy is where Romney has traction, even though the economy gives him an unearned handicap and even though his promise of 12 million new jobs has no more connection to reality than Gov. Rick Scott's promises on jobs.
I credit President Obama for running an excellent campaign. I wish he had started earlier, the way Republicans did on his first day in office. On balance, who would you rather have appointing the next justices to the US Supreme Court? One beholden to radical extremists in the GOP?
That is what your vote means in this election.
5 comments:
It is great that the Miami Herald endorsed Obama. There are many things that are very obvious in this campaign, I am pleased that the Herald could see through the smoke and mirrors and make the best choice for America.
Now for the first day of early voting. There were long lines all day at So. Dade Government Center. Parking was a problem and people had to park at the movie theatre in the shopping center across the street. There were Democratic slates available for people who did not have their sample ballots. Things seemed to be moving along well. Interestingly, it is like a big social event. People are interacting with each other and having fun in the line.
Getting high on the fumes. Laughing and enjoying the process. Giddy with the hallucinating information they choose to hear.
Big deal - they endorsed Erik Fresen also.
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