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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As one who is not totally happy with Obama, I tend to forgive him somewhat on grounds that the President is limited in his choices, by the inertia of governmental organism itself, by the Congress, and by the fact that he represents all of us.  Keep in mind what the President can truly affect, and among those things, try to separate out those where we actually know enough to judge what is the right choice (for me, that pretty much excludes the economy, which nobody really understands), and make your decision based on what remains, such as the Supreme Court appointments and a perhaps a few other things (none of which I can think of offhand).

One other thing.  Although I will probably vote for Obama (unless, as a DC voter, I decide to make a "statement"), I don't think you should place too much weight on the fact that the only pro-Romney comments so far have been asinine; they all come from the same air-head.  There are thoughtful conservatives on DCUM, and perhaps you'll hear from some of them.[/quote]

I agree with a lot of this.  I'm also disappointed in Obama and [b]would have thought seriously about voting for Mitt Romney, moderate Republican Governor of Massachusetts.  Not sure where they stashed that guy,[/b] but he's nowhere to be found.  I expect that candidate would have at a minumum given Obama a run for his money, and potentially won the election handily.  (Of course, he's have never made it past the Iowa caucuses, but that's a different discussion.)  This version, Romney 2.0 (or more accurately, Romney 272.0, given how many times he's changed his positions), is not going to get my vote.  The prospect of a Republican president who has not show the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the extreme elements in his own party, combined with an increasingly conservative (and militant) GOP-controlled House, the possibility of a GOP controlled Senate, and the age of many of the Supreme Court justices makes this decision easly (for me, anyway) when you distill it down to those points.  [/quote]

Seriously.  I would have still voted for Obama, but the moderate Romney wasn't half bad.  I wouldn't have been terrified of him had he won.  And in a general election, candidates usually move back to center in their campaign, but he hasn't done that.  Very odd.  [/quote]

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