Owen -
*I* get it.... he doesn't have to articulate it.. he merely has to make
(a lot) more sense, totally exposed by his behaviour, than the afore
mentioned "Gordon Gecko" that is the "other party"... I would love it if
Obama would follow up his "citizen-funded" win of 2008 with a total
silence in 2012... let the 'publicans bury themselves with their own
rhetoric.
Yes, if you are the gay couple who didn't get his full endorsement for
your wedding or if your child didnt get withdrawn from Afghanistan as
quickly as you wanted, or if you wanted (who doesn't?) Gitmo shut down 4
years ago, then OK... vote for the "other guy". But really?
Obama has us by the short hairs... he (should) know(s) that he beats the
(holy) shit out of the alternative... he's not MY answer, but he's a
"damn good start"!
I don't need Obama to articulate anything to me... if *I* don't know
what the score is, his telling me doesn't change anything. I say his
lack of attendance to our BS needs for spoon feeding our needs... is his
genius...
But I could be wrong...
- Steve
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Russ Abbott <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Well, it's Barack Obama vs. Gordon Gekko. Which would you prefer
to see as president? Perhaps the country is waking up to that.
/-- Russ Abbott/
Like many of us, I wanted Obama to be the president "for the rest of
us". But he's seemed weak in many aspects of his presidency. I
realize that many presidential historians believe "exogenous" events
form a president, not their platform or promises. Much of the
downturn was inherited. But as bad as the hand he was dealt was, he
could at least articulate the positive things he has done.
Obama has had several successes, quite important ones. But he never
explains them to the electorate. Instead he gets mauled by the
opposition. Why is he so poor at explaining his successes?
A trivial example is the health care bill. Yes it is a "tax", but
overall it will vastly reduce taxes due to the relief it brings caused
by "freeloaders" who use the most expensive health care possible: the
emergency room! Several pundits have claimed as much as a 10 to one
reduction in public costs which will be reflected in lower taxes.
But Obama remains mum. I don't get it.
It could simply be the media, which loves a good fight. They fan the
flames and nurture fear. But it does seem to me that a large amount
of the (idiotic) electorate buys the anti-obama rhetoric.
I (think) Obama would be the best outcome, at least he's got
experience at it and could be better in a second term. And Romney
does seem a bit of an ass. I am, however, surprised at the difference
between the graph and the punditry.
-- Owen
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