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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what concerns you about Obama?  [/quote]

Admittedly now, I don't know every political issue through and through. So I might show some of my ignorance here. I'm not a fan of his green initiatives. I'm not necessarily one of those "There's no such thing as global warming!" people and I do think we need to do something about the environment. The green initiatives seem to just have been huge wastes of time and resources though, with minimal benefits. I think he made some really poor choices with his cabinet- specifically,[b] Eric Holder[/b]. [b]Was the war in Libya necessary[/b]?[b] Does he cater too much to Israel? ([/b]Full disclosure: I need to make it a point to read up more about Israel and our position with them and how this affects our relationships with other countries. Same with the UN. I know way too little about these issues.) Selfishly, I know my family will personally be negatively affected by his tax plan. That's not a deal breaker for me, it just sucks. I worry that he will raise taxes but will not cut enough in terms of spending to make much of a difference, so that we'll be swimming in debt (thanks to the cost of war and Obamacare) AND paying high taxes. I took a test at isidewith.com and it told me I side most with Jill Stein. Socially, I'm liberal. Legalize gay marriage, legalize marijuana, all of that's cool. Fiscally, I think I'm a little more conservative. [/quote]

Ok, you need to go do some research.  Holder is probably one of the least significant cabinet members.  Yes, there is the old "fast and furios" issue but that is nothing.  If you are going to quibble about cabinet appointments at least pick someone like Geitner.  There was no war wiuth Libya (the US provided air support) - .  Isreal?, really you think Obama caters too much to Isreal (clearly you have not listened to Romney or Bibi becasue they do not think so).  If catering to Isreal is a concern when you really do not want to vote for Romney bc he has basically been bought by Sheldon Adelson.   Cant quibble with you on the tax point so it that is really important to you then it should make your decision clearer.  Again, do some research.[/quote]

OP here. You make fair points, and I fully concede I need to brush up on some of those topics. But my DH is a former cop and currently works in border/Homeland security with a major contracting company, so the Fast and Furious thing was not really "insignificant" to me. In the grand scheme of the world... sure. But it wasn't something I brushed off easily. In fact, let me add another Obama concern to the list: his stance on illegal immigration. Could be biased because as I said, this is my DH's bread and butter, but we are very friendly with many border sheriffs in Texas/Arizona and I can probably be considered conservative on the issue. I have no problems with immigrants coming to America, but I think they should go through the proper channels, do it legally, get on the books, and pay their taxes like the rest of us. Border violence and illegal immigration concerns me, and Obama is pretty lax on it. [/quote]Actually, OP, Obama deported more illegal immigrants than Bush did.    What's ironic is that even though he was in fact worse than Bush on deportations, a lot of people still thought he was soft on illegal immigration.  He wasn't.  He was worse than Bush.  BTW, this was before his latest initiative on allowing a few young people to stay if they met the right criteria.  If you're unhappy about that, well, that's your right.  But if you think he wasn't deporting people, think again.[/quote]

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