*j-mac throws hands up into the air* Then what the hell are we even talking about? I swear trying to have a conversation with an academic sometimes is headache inducing.
Don't worry dude, I still like ya, but it is frustrating.
LOL. It can be confusing.
Here's where I stand on the election: Romney is better qualified than Obama because of his business experience, his history of working with the opposing party successfully, and his track record of bringing economically failing entities back from disaster. He has a history of personal achievement and of generosity. He gave away his inheritance, for heaven's sake, instead of sitting back and living the good life on Daddy's money as he could easily have done.
Romney is a huge flip flopper of you listen to what he's said. The reason for that is he had to relate to the conservative base of the Republican Party in order to be nominated. Had he not done that, the Republicans would have likely nominated a real loser like Perry, Bachmann, or Cain. If you watch what he's done, however, he's pretty consistently a middle of the road pragmatist.
If Romney is elected, he's not going to repeal Obamacare on day one, or ever. He actually agrees with most of it. Hopefully, he will start with it and build on it until we have a health care system we can actually afford. He also agrees with Obama pretty much line for line on foreign affairs.
Obama, on the other hand, is not a socialist, not nearly as left wing as he's been portrayed. He has been less than satisfactory mainly due to partisan opposition from the Republicans whose main goal was to make him a one term president. Much of what has been said about him is total, absolute nonsense.
He has messed up a couple of times, most notably on the handling of the terrorist attack on the embassy at Bengazi. More than likely, Romney will also mess up more than once if he is elected. When he does, the Democrats will scream bloody murder, just like the Republicans do when Obama messes up.
I'm no Democrat partisan. I'm a registered Republican, but only so I can vote in the primary. Otherwise, I'd be either an independent or a Libertarian. I have no use for partisan politics.
There. Clearer?