Can anyone identify an issue - not an opinion or a general feeling or a policy goal, but an actual issue - for which Obama and Romney are on opposite sides? Something for which Obama would veto and Romney would pass, or vice versa?
Sure. Abortion and specific tax proposals are two of the most prominent issues featured during tonight's debate, though there were several others.
Each issue is a labyrinth of mis-quotes, mis-information, and nuance. Did Obama double the deficit? Or is it the debt? Or did he double it, but it's Bush's fault?
I think you need to check your news sources, dude. The information is out there, but you're not going to get it from NBC, ABC, CNN or any of the other yahoos. Personally I like the newshour and if I've REALLY got questions the answers are always available if you're willing to do original research, like looking up an actual CBO report and skimming it (I've done this once or twice).
With that being said, there's only so much one can be informed and still maintain a job and family. That's ok. These people are our representatives and we elect them to act as such. Our job is to make sure they don't royally screw it up and they are not abusing their power and screwing the people at large. It's your opinion how well we citizens are doing on this.
Regardless of the R or D after the name, how about we just vote the incumbent out?
Well... that's one way to do it and I've considered it. Another way is to vote 3rd party. But my personal method is to vote gridlock. Gridlock is awesome. It pits the special interest groups against another and generally results in a stalemate where no crap gets through the system. As the 90s showed us there can be some loud sabre rattling, but the world doesn't fall apart and stuff does get done. The stuff that actually NEEDS to get done does get done and the crap stays in the committees where it belongs. Because of my views on certain issues and my perception of the respective party platforms I choose a Republican legislature and a Democratic President. I think if we had gridlock, we'd all be better for it.
TL;DR - Vote Gridlock because politicians are stupid.
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