i will support obama. i approve of the job he has done, i generally agree with his policies, and i am opposed to romney and the republicans on virtually every stance they have. they are a cancer to this nation, opposed to science, social equality, civil rights, and healing the sick. they would replace the constitution with the book of leviticus and turn our economy into a giant ATM from which to dispense welfare to their corporate overlords. i oppose romney because he:
opposes health care reform. as the career field of my choice, i see first hand the deleterious effects of being the only western nation without some form of tax-supported, government-operated (and therefore publicly controlled) health care apparatus. the system we have is broken. it needs a complete overhaul. obamacare is only an incremental step in the larger overall remedy, but to oppose even this modest improvement is heartless and unethical, not to mention fiscally unwise. administrative costs for america's privately operated health care system hovers at 34%. those for medicare/medicaid? 2%-3%. those figures are consistent with the single-payer health care systems of britain, france, spain, norway, canada, cuba, and every other nation with a socialized system (all are ranked ahead of the US in healthcare by the WHO). plus, obamacare is largely modeled on romney's massachusetts health care system. if it's so bad, i certainly don't want it's author free to impose his bad ideas on a national level!!
approves of the push by many deep-south states to ban teaching evolution in favor of creationism. aside from being asinine, 700 years obsolete, and academically devastating to america, it also violates the tenet of separation of church and state.
supports denying civil rights to LGBT americans. hey, i work, i pay taxes, i'm a citizen. i contribute to this nation. churches refusing to recognize my marriage is fine, but again, we are not a theocracy. while we are on the topic, anyone who believes in magic underwear, or that dark skinned people are tainted but can be made pure and thus become white, or that a husband has a say in whether his wife enters heave (all mormon beliefs) is IMO not smart enough to lead the free world.
believes america should be run like a corporation. fuck that. we already have that, and it doesn't work. a corporation (america) is run by a select few (congress, the executive branch, the supreme court) whose chief concern in creating corporate policies (laws) which maximize profits for the shareholders (corporate campaign sponsors) who hold the true power in the corporation. these policies usually harm the corporation's hourly employees and lower-level management (common workers and small business owners) in order to ensure increased wealth for the shareholders. we need leadership who views the nation as their house, the citizens as their children, and themselves as the parents whose job it is to
1. make sure the home is safe, secure, and in good repair.
2. make sure their children are fed, healthy, and educated, and therefore able to care for themselves.
3. ensure the household spends money on itself wisely and stays within the budget, accruing debt and using credit only for exceptional circumstamces
as for obama, i vehemently oppose his stance of medical marijuana, and of the drug war in general, but i support:
1. the lizzie leadbetter law, which he signed immediately upon assuming office, finally making equal pay for equal work for women official law
2. repealed DADT, finally integrating our armed forces and ending a shameful legacy of institutionalized discrimination.
3. extended unemployment benefits during the worst of the recession, which made the difference between being homeless and not for millions;
4. achieved health care reform and ensuring the vast majority of americans will have access to medical attention. a flawed system, but a definite step in the right direction. bottom line, because of this law, people will live who otherwise would have died due to lack of health care and the $$ needed to obtain it.
5. finally pushed legislation through (the dodd-durbham act) that curtails predatory practices by credit card companies and banks.
6. publicly supports full civil rights for LGBT's.
7. ended the war in iraq, and has slated the afghanistan war to end in 2014.
8. killed osama bin laden in a bold raid which demonstrated leadership and fortitude.
9. prevented the collapse of the US auto industry by taking it over and restoring its profitability and preventing millions of jobs from being lost.
these are reasons enough for me to happily vote for obama and support his re-election campaign.
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