I read through the Catholic Voter guide. It seems a bit misguided. But then, that is just my opinion. But it does clarify where all of this animus is coming from.
Yes, Obama has been disappointing. However, no president could have taken office and balanced the budget, with what he came into. I strongly disagree with his handling of the “recovery”.I could ask similar questions about the complete immorality of bankrupting our country and so making it completely impossible to care for the poor and needy of the future.
Reducing/eliminating debt is thenumber one priority for keeping ones finances in order/ sustainable. Whether you like it or not Obama has proved himself either unwilling or ultimately incapable of eliminating or even just reducing the debt and deficit and instead has increased them enormously. Whether or not Romney can do any better I do not know, but at least he hasn’t been proven incapable of doing so. How someone can vote for someone who has proven themselves unwilling/unable to reduce or even keep constant the debt and deficit of this country, and in so doing is putting in jeopardy the livelihood of future Americans is beyond me. But to each their own.
Read the Bible.
Your comment is insulting and unwarranted.
I never said I expected him to actually balance it completely, but seriously, he didn’t even come close to making a move in the right direction, in fact, he moved in the exact opposite direction. If I thought Romney’s plan was as much of a failure as you think it is then I would definitely think about voting 3rd party or not voting at all. There is no way that a president who has proved beyond a doubt that he is unwilling/incapable to even keep the debt and deficit in check, but instead has spent all sorts of money on his own pet projects, including funding abortion in Mexico. I’m sorry, but my point stands, the fastest way to bring in financial ruin is to raise debt and deficit and that is exactly what Obama has shown as his plan on how to run the govt. How anyone can seriously vote for someone who is willing to add such ridiculous amounts of debt to our nation is, like I said, beyond me. I can understand people refusing to vote and voting 3rd party etc because they do not like the options presented, but I will never understand how people can vote for someone who has already proven himself incapable of handling our nations finances.
Obama disappoints me in that he speaks in platitudes, and is ineffective as a leader. His vision does not translate into action.I never said I expected him to actually balance it completely, but seriously, he didn’t even come close to making a move in the right direction, in fact, he moved in the exact opposite direction. If I thought Romney’s plan was as much of a failure as you think it is then I would definitely think about voting 3rd party or not voting at all. There is no way that a president who has proved beyond a doubt that he is unwilling/incapable to even keep the debt and deficit in check, but instead has spent all sorts of money on his own pet projects, including funding abortion in Mexico. I’m sorry, but my point stands, the fastest way to bring in financial ruin is to raise debt and deficit and that is exactly what Obama has shown as his plan on how to run the govt. How anyone can seriously vote for someone who is willing to add such ridiculous amounts of debt to our nation is, like I said, beyond me. I can understand people refusing to vote and voting 3rd party etc because they do not like the options presented, but I will never understand how people can vote for someone who has already proven himself incapable of handling our nations finances.
ETA: As to the idea that Romney is a bold faced liar… well plenty of people claim that just as plenty of people claim the same about Obama. How is someone to figure out the truth of this darned matter? Unfortunately its all too easy to get caught up in the fault of believing everything that is said by those you agree with and rejecting all that is said by those who disagree with you. Its important to keep that in mind when trying to untangle this whole issue.
Quite the opposite. He has accomplished quite a lot since he’s been in office. Nearly everything he’s done has actually been harmful to the United States, however.
Can you show where you get the idea that the bishops believe that they “hear the voice of God” while they are writing the voters guide?
That might be so but I believe your first reply set up this reply that you did not like. It takes two to tango afterall.
I will take an imperfect man any day over one who has clearly proven that he cannot do the job as president. Sure, its possible that Romney is not up to the job, but Obama has proved beyond doubt that he is not fit for office.
I don’t see anything wrong with this reasoning, but I live in a blue state with a dreadful Republican party. I’d like to see the two parties either pony up something better or else move over for a different party to take their place. The Whigs disintegrated over whether slavery ought to be outlawed or not, and I think the Republicans may disintegrate for lack of a consensus about issues, from abortion and gay marriage to what it means to be a fiscal conservative.I will take an imperfect man any day over one who has clearly proven that he cannot do the job as president. Sure, its possible that Romney is not up to the job, but Obama has proved beyond doubt that he is not fit for office.
I’m not saying that people have to vote Romney, I’m just pointing out that actually voting for Obama is like looking at a parent who is over their head in credit card debt and made a commitment a few years ago to try and get out of it, only to wind up getting even further in debt and telling them, you know what, don’t try and get someone else to help you, I can see that you are incapable of even helping the situation, but I think you should be left in charge of your families debt.
Have you gotten involved beyond voting every 2 years? Of the two main political parties, we can work with the GOP; we can’t work with the Democrat Party. You know the reasons why: The GOP is pro-life, and many candidates actually try to live this out in their offices. The Democrat Party embraces all 5 of the non-negotiables, although some of their candidates don’t make their positions known loudly and proudly.
This is how I feel too. Four years ago, I held my nose and voted for John McCain. What was my reward? Obama won anyway, and the Republican party got the message they could nominate anybody they want, no matter what, and demonizing the Democrats would still get them lots of votes.
It is also possible to vote for a Republican who isn’t on the ticket, but who you think would make a better president than Romney. Same idea.
That is the thing. My feeling is that the undecided or unhappy voters are NOT lukewarm about politics, not at all! We’re hot to get a president to handle all the difficult stuff we have to handle, but cold on the two major candidates we have to choose from.
Like I said, I am not saying anything about people who are unecided/decide to vote 3rd party/decide to not vote. I am saying something about those who vote for Obama. I’m not sure why you are disagreeing with that?
Sorry, I was just reiterating the options for those in the please-Lord-neither-of-these-two dilemma. Since the OP’s opinion is that to vote for Obama is to invite the wrath of God, I guess I thought that base was well-covered from the get-go!