THIS devout Catholic/Seminary candidate voted for Obama
I voted for Obama as well
I have 15 questions for Obama voters. They are not intended to be post mortem for either side; I simply want to know why so many supported Obama because I frankly do not understand your point of view.
1.President Obama spent about $1.3 Trillion each year in deficit, adding about $5 Trillion to the national debt during his term. He offered no leadership to reduce spending and ignored the recommendations of his own Simpson-Bowles commission. Is this level of deficit spending and Obama’s indifference to it okay with you?
2.Clearly, the president lied when he said everyone/anyone could keep their former health coverage under ObamaCare. The increased requirements for coverage require all who buy insurance to alter their coverage and the existence of a ‘rationing panel’ for Medicare assure that health coverage will change for seniors as well. Is this slight-of-hand by President Obama okay with you?
3.At last count, ObamaCare has about 15 new taxes in it, all timed to begin after the 2012 election. Is that okay with you?
4.Likewise, the president lied about the attack on our Benghazi consulate by spreading the story that a spontaneous mob was involved when the earliest reports said otherwise. The Administration’s story was so consistent that it had to be the product of the president’s own decision to obfuscate. Was his misleading of the American people okay with you?
5.There had been a similar incidence of White House cover-up earlier, when the gun-running project known as Fast and Furious was under investigation. President Obama prevented Congress from obtaining the facts surrounding this horrendously misguided activity by claiming executive privilege after Atty General Holder had exhausted his attempts to hide the truth. Was this cover-up okay with you?
6.Conversely, the Administration readily leaked classified details of the Bin Laden raid, including the name of our operative in Pakistan who is now doing a 30 year jail term for helping us. Seal Team operational methods were also released, all in an effort to create favorable publicity for the Administration’s single foreign policy achievement by making a film about the event. Future special operations of this type are thus put in jeopardy. Is this okay with you?
7.Notwithstanding clear and repeated warnings from several government agencies that both Social Security and Medicare are in dire financial straits, President Obama made no attempt to restructure either program to preserve it. Was this avoidance of a major fiscal issue okay with you?
8.The Obama Administration refused to enforce existing laws regarding immigration and attempted to stop the state of Arizona from dealing with its significant illegal immigration problem that included the murder of a rancher by illegal immigrants… Was the Administration’s action okay with you?
9.President Obama advocates even higher taxes for the wealthy even though the resulting revenue is miniscule. Such tax policy rewards those who take from the public treasury and penalizes those who work hard and earn more. Is that okay with you?
10.Faced with Lockheed-Martin’s need to deliver 60 day layoff notices under the Warren Act just prior to the election, the Obama Administration directed L-M not to do so and promised that the government would cover any cost of failing to comply with the law. This to remove negative news just before the election. Was this violation of the law alright with you?
11.In his initial trip abroad as president, Obama bowed to several foreign heads of state and issued apologies for America ’s behavior? Was this alright with you? What did Americans have to apologize for?
12.In his now-famous aside, President Obama told Russian President Medvedev that he’d (Obama) “have more flexibility after the election.” This apparently referred to the reduction of nuclear weapons the Administration is pursuing with Russia . But regardless of the issue, is it okay for our president to conspire with another nation for something that would be perceived negatively at election time?
13.The Obama Administration sought to grant waivers to the Welfare program’s work requirement passed during the Clinton Administration in spite of the fact that the enacting legislation did not empower the granting of waivers. Do you approve of this flaunting of the law?
14.The restructuring of GM engineered by the Administration ignored the interests of GM shareholders who would normally have first claim on any settlement and granted a sizable share of GM stock to the UAW, which normally would have no standing at all in such a matter. This was an obvious reward to a strong political contributor. Was this okay with you?
15.Secretary of State Hilleary Clinton endorsed the International Arms Control treaty in August 2011. As I understand it, this treaty makes US citizens subject to international law and supersedes the Second Amendment rights Americans now enjoy. Is this subjugation of US law to international law acceptable to you?
I’ve tried hard to stick to facts and believe I’ve done so. I thank you in advance for your response.
