If this election has taught us Patch editors anything, it's that Patch users are passionate, opinionated and posess the patience and skills to write novels expressing their beliefs.
But how about a challenge?
Just for fun — and to give everyone a chance to express themselves — give yourself six words or less (or a 20-second cell phone video or one good photo) to say why you've come to the conclusion you've come to in Election 2012.
Tell us in the comments, or upload your photo or video the gallery above.
First, how is stating the facts cheap political points. Are you saying the murder of 4 americans should be pushed aside. Oh, wait till after the election. I do not need to wait till after the election to know Obama could care less that 1,000's of AMERICANS have died under his administration. Instead of staying at the white house and figuring out where to send every cruise missle we had to Lybia, Obama goes to Las Vegas to fundraise. - now that shows leadership. More americans have died in Afganistan under Obama in the past 4 yrs than under Bush's 2 terms combined. I also remember a daily reminder from the media during Bush's 2 terms. The media today, very rarely mentions the total amount of American soldiers who have died under Obama. I don't think any american soldier who has fought here or overseas ever thought they would see an American President BOW to anyone. Obama is an embarrassment to this country. This is my prediction for today. Obama will have an early lead until the republicans get off of work. Its a nice day today, go hug a tree.
Yep, he has done a Great Job.
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/11/05/allegation-unions-putting-illegal-immigrants-voter-rolls-clouds-nevada-voting http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/06/new-black-panthers-back-at-philly-voting-site/ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/06/judge-issuing-order-to-reinstate-booted-philadelphia-election-officials/
Gary Johnson for President. End the status quo, put the US gov't back on a budget, return liberty to the nation's priority and open up the ballot for other parties.
Yes to "kill lists", Yes to the patriot act and NDAA, Yes to Chrony-capitalism, yes to foreign wars and foreign aid (taking money from poor people in the us and giving it to rich people in other countries), no to liberty, no to free trade, and no to open ballot access, no to fiscally responsible spending and limited government, no to a balanced budget
We have soldiers in places where the people hate us and as soon as we leave, they will be back to their old ways within weeks or months - not years. If they want independence and democracy over there, let them earn it and die for it. We are no better off now than when we were 4 yrs ago with this economy, except that Obama added 7 trillion to the debt and unemployment is still at almost 8%. He could have given every american $50,000 (350,000,000 of us) each year for the past 4 years and i'm sure the economy would be better than it is now. He almost doubled the people on food stamps - something to be proud of. He passed bills giving people 99 weeks of unemployement benefits - who pays for that. People who have jobs and are working are paying for it. Keep defending him, he's done a great Job.
(A) Why in the world did you push through Obamacare before focusing on jobs and housing? If urgent, why the 3 year delay in implementing? (B) Why didn't Obamacare focus more on controlling costs vs insurance reforms? That is, malpractice reforms (reduce costly defensive medicine), consumer incentive for everyone, etc. COSTS ARE STILL INCREASING! (C) Healthcare is 18% of our economy and impacts 100%. Looking back, was it handled properly or rammed through sloppily. (D) When the BP oil leak happened, why all the delays in (a) stopping leak, (b) preventing spreading, (c) cleaning and (d) helping those effected. Boats were sitting idle waiting for permission for several days while some seemed to like watching BP squirm. (E) Did the US tell the Europeans to hold off their crisis until after election? (F) Can you comment on: "Naturally, the administration would prefer that this not happen. So they’ve offered to pay the legal costs of any firm that doesn’t send out the notices."http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/04/obama-administration-pressures-contractors-not-to-warn-workers-of-impending-layoffs.html (G) Happy with Friday's numbers when over half part time? We are all working harder for each dime. We expect same from gov't.
Option A: JD/MBA from harvard, gave inheritance away to charity, ran a hugely successful business, turned around Olympics after scandals, etc., and was a successful Republican governor in a liberal state. Option B: JD from Harvard, community organizer, short term senator, 1 term President with mixed record. I like the President. Nice guy and smart, but I don't think he likes or understands business. At all. I blame his team more than him, but buck stops there. Despite enormous stimulas actions by fed and congress (uncharted territory), we are still very sluggish. Whoever wins will need a "nixon goes to china" action. The President had his chance with debt commission and blew it. "If current policies continue, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office recently projected, federal debt will rise from 70 percent of gross domestic product today to about 225 percent by 2040 — not even remotely sustainable. By that point, the federal government would be spending nearly four times as much on debt interest payments as on education, skills training, research and development and nondefense infrastructure combined." http://www.pgpf.org/Issues/Fiscal-Outlook/2012/06/062812_OpEd-How-To-Handle-Our-Long-Term-Debt.aspx
Reason No. 547: Obama's focus on housing was to spend resources on folks who could never afford their homes to try to help them keep their homes they couldn't ever afford. Namely, the folks the Democrats say were "tricked" into mortgages they couldn't afford (e.g. no income loans etc.) were helped INSTEAD of helping folks who could afford but needed to re-finance but couldn't since LTV too high since value dropped. These people want to stay in homes, can pay, never took out more then can chew, but should have gotten relief first since played by the rules. Reason No. 548 - Jobs. Should have been the No. 1 focus. How to get businesses to want to hire more? He created way too much uncertainty with Obamacare, regulations, lack of any fiscal plan, etc. What is killing this economy is the massive amount of uncertainty. Reason no. 549: Obama confuses families (single parent with kids) making 200K/year with "millionaires". Why? Reason No. 550: Google "CBO projections entitlements". Look at those charts. Check out Alice Rivlin's charts. Ryan/Romney are proposing changes for future retirees NOT CURRENT RETIREES OR THOSE CLOSE. These are important programs in urgent need for reform.
I never share who I vote with because honestly my vote is personal. That is why there is no "name" section on your ballot, you are in a private booth. This election has been nasty and so much mudslinging and so many lies from every single side. Friendships have been lost, family members are no longer speaking to each other. It honestly has been horrible. Also the popular vote does not win...Electoral College picks....
Pennsylvania Voting Machine Converts Obama Vote to Romney Vote http://kirkland.patch.com/blog_posts/pennsylvania-voting-machine-converts-obama-vote-to-romney-vote
But, I'd rather pay $5 a gallon in gas than see another American die for nothing. Peace/Democracy in the Middle East will never happen.