Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Case For Obama

It may surprise some people on both sides of the fence to realize that there's a very easy positive case to make for Obama's re-election.  Heading off another Great Depression.  Enacting health care, student loan and financial reform.  The rebound of the markets, and the slower but equally real rebound of employment.  The death of bin Laden and the war in Iraq, and the restoration of foreign confidence in our international leadership.  The successful (yes, successful) promotion of alternative energy sources and applications, and the first tentative steps toward addressing our backwards immigration policy.

But, if I've learned one thing over the years, it's that fear trumps facts in our electoral process, even if only for the reason that, for most people, it is far easier for people to feel than it is to think.

So, let's steal a tactic from the other side.  Let's turn the politics of fear against its proponents on the right.

If you let Romney beat Obama:
Please tell me exactly how an Obama victory will be worse than that.

And don't worry, because I won't be holding my breath waiting.

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