Did you hear that? The Republicans are "shocked" to see their man loose - and I mean loose real big!
But why remain so shocked? After all, wasn't this what was expected? While they are licking their wounds, I'd like to say that the Republican party is blinded to what is happening in America. Can't they see that the nation is transforming from being "mostly White" to "mostly Colored"? In addition, newer generation of Americans believe in a more "inclusive" society, rather than practicing exclusions. Here are some items Republicans are big on and which will ultimately see them marginalized in the future: 1. Reject any comprehensive immigration policy - This is big for Latinos who are gaining about 2 percentage points in population growth, every 4 years. 2. Encourage pay discrimination towards women. This is illegal, but the ladies will still tell you that they make less money than their male counterparts and Republicans aren't interested in listening to this. 3. Reject a woman's choice on a deeply personal matter, such as carrying a pregnancy to term or not. 4. Discourage gays and lesbians and their right to marriage 5. Encourage off-shoring of American jobs 6. Reject fair taxation (This item was big for me - even though I will end up paying more in taxes under Obama than Romney). 7. Repeal of Obama health care law (This is another biggie for me). 8. Courting of Evangelicals - I can't stand this even though I am a Christian You can add many more. They tried to portray President Obama, as somehow responsible for the deep economic hole the US is in. I reject that argument. Instead, I'd say, despite the catastrophic economic situation Obama inherited, he did a pretty darn good job! He saved the automobile industry, the banking industry and everything in between. A final nail in the coffin was, Romney's rejection of the automobile industry bailout - that did him in. Given this loss, if Republicans aren't willing to come to the negotiating table, my advise to Obama would be to let the country slide into the fiscal cliff. Let the taxes rise back to Clinton levels - and let the spending cuts kick in. Bitter pill, sometimes, can be the best medicine. In the meantime, now that Mervyn's horse lost, I'd advise him to bet on real productive investments. Gold isn't a productive investment. Jim Fernandes New York. --- On Mon, 11/5/12, Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Off topic: Why I voted for Romney > To: "GOANET" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, November 5, 2012, 10:39 PM > > > Reasons why I voted for Rmoney: ... ...
