Oh please, Obama has had 4 years to make things better and has only made things worse. The economy is in worse shape than it was when he took office. abby--as someone who was there, let me give you some advice. i would guess you grew up in a conservative household and you are merely echoing your parents. no matter what one's political affiliations are, no one could possibly have righted the economy in four years. there was plenty of blame on both sides of the aisles, but also amongst all classes. the majority of the policies enacted by the president have been overwhelmingly centrist--the ACA was modeled on a republican plan, continuation of provisions of the patriot act, and the use of drones. the much booed first bailout was bush's idea. the fact is, if romney were elected, he would, like obama, have to shift his policies to the center to appease all (an obvious analogy is that obama was pro-gay marriage while he was a senator, and had to lie about it subsequently to avoid persecution from the religious right).
the main difference between the two parties is the republican's shocking kow-towing to moral casuistry that is 2000 years out of date. you are posting at a board populated by musical theater enthusiasts. perhaps you are interested in pursuing a career there one day yourself. the theater community has a huge LGBT element--and the republicans basically want them to live as second class citizens. if you do pursue a career and make friends in it, and ponder how many lives the right have ruined, you will see how evil it is.
sooner or later, you're going to have to free yourself from the way your parents think. i hope you do make it in musical theater one day--and witness for yourself the unspeakable horrors the right have inflicted. usually that's what it takes to unshackle the chains.
Updated On: 10/12/12 at 01:11 AM
