DarkHelmet wrote:I wanted to vote for Romney. I don't think Obama is a competent leader. But Romney is making it really hard to vote for him. I also fell into the false theory that a business man would make a good president who could solve our economic problems. But after actually looking into it a bit, and doing some reading, businessmen rarely make good presidents. When you look at the good to great presidents, like Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Truman, Bill Clinton, Reagan, Ike, none of them had business experience. Reagan was an actor for chrissakes. And then you have that career politician from Illinois. Who would elect a career politician from Illinois? But Lincoln turned out to be a pretty good President. Herbert Hoover had a lot of business experience, and he is blamed for the great depression. GW Bush had a lot of business experience, and he is blamed for the great recession. Jimmy Carter built up his families peanut warehouse business before getting into politics. How did his business experience work out for the country? We've had great presidents who were military men, and great presidents who were lawyers and career politicians. Have we ever had a great president who was a businessman?
I don't understand those of you on the fence.
Do you believe global warming is a hoax?
Do you believe Roe v Wade should be overturned?
Do you think we need to spend more or less money on defense spending?
Should the rich get a tax cut, or pay more in taxes?
Should we cut federal funding to planned parenthood, to PBS?
Should you think we need more religion in our public schools?
Do you believe that Americans have a second amendment right to assault rifles, extended carbines, and armor piercing bullets?
Do you believe gays should have the right to marry?
Do you think we should open up national parks and lands to drilling?
Do you believe that tax cuts pay for themselves?
DO you believe in Keynesian economic theory?
Do you believe that we should offer a undocumented citizens a path to citizenship, or encourage them to self deport?
DO you think we need more or less corporate money in our elections?
Not sure how anyone can be on the fence.