Who Will Earn Your Vote In November?

No President can complete, or even begin completion of his vision for America in one term.

All Presidential hopefuls make promises they believe in, but can only hope that the momentum they have started, is carried through once they hold office and beyond.

Every Presidential candidate makes promises to the American people they know will not be done without support from Congress. And those visions will burn to ash if Congress is hostile.

President Obama has faced more hostility and adversity from within the governmental system than any president in our history, yet he has gotten more done for the good of our country and her people in three years than his immediate predecessor did in eight.

Once again, the rallying cry of the opposition is "Conservatism!" But what, exactly, does that mean, when the "conservative" party candidates are at such odds?

Does it mean Newt Gingrich 'family values?' One can't help but ask which of his three families is most valued. Is it ironic that while Gingrich castigated President Clinton in front of Congress for his indiscretions with Monica Lewinski, Newt wrapped his arm around his lover while phoning his wife to tell her their marriage was over? (And am I the only only one who envisions a small lizard every time the name Newt is mentioned?)

Does it mean Rick Santorum's comparison to homosexual love and sex to polygamy, bestiality, adultery and child sexual abuse? Now, I do not doubt Mr Santorum's sincerity in his beliefs. And that is why a red flag flaps above his head every time I see him speak. For those who believe that government should be smaller, should step away from our personal lives and own personal family values and morals, former Senator Santorium believes that the Federal Government belongs in your bedroom and belongs along side your decisions regarding reproduction and sexual intimacy. And you will be prosecuted if your beliefs do not align with his.

Or do the new 'Conservative' values align with Mitt Romney? Mr Romney espouses the ideals of the 1%. Those who have made multi-millions off the failure of average Americans who continue to pursue the American Dream of working hard, saving for their retirement, having a home in which to raise their families and sending their children to college so their lives will be better than, or comparable to, their parents' lives. The cold hard facts are that the American middle class is disappearing. Does Mitt Romney really care? He said he doesn't care about the very poor or the very rich. But does he really care about us?

The 95% who are neither rich nor poor? Who toil away at jobs that have not seen a raise in pay in years? Or those of us who lost our jobs and are now working for pay that can't possibly pay the monthly bills because we are underemployed? Or those who have given up looking for work, because after sending out 1,000 job applications without even a 'thanks, but no thanks' from employers? What about the millions who have stopped even trying to look for work because they know it is useless? How many of our brothers and sisters have fallen through the cracks? What, exactly, is his plan?

Does Ron Paul care about those who are perpetually unemployed and without any kind of health insurance? No. Does he care about the perpetually unemployed or the under employed? No. Ron Paul is a self-proclaimed 'Constitutionalist.' He talks about governmental cuts and US isolationism, but lives on with all the enjoyment perks of a 'have' while seemingly championing the 'have nots' to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I was disappointed when I really started to delve into Mr Paul's 'talks' versus his 'walks.'

So there it is. The Repuglican Party offers some very odious alternatives to our current administration. Our choice is to give Mr Obama four more years to bring his vision into fruition, or, fuck it up even worse with one of the above.

As far as I'm concerned, the battle cry to bring America back to conservatism failed some years ago. After eight years of Bushwhacking, it rings as falsely in my ears as a tin pan musical.

~Not Einstein~