No news is more important than the upcoming elections this November when our country will decide on a president. “Aggghhh,” is the common reaction when turning on the T.V! I’m sure you have scrolled past CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC to watch more enjoyable episodes of “America’s Got Talent” or “Glee.” Well, I don’t blame you! America has fallen into a crisis where we don’t want to hear our leaders constantly criticize and blather against one another on National Television. Sure the upcoming elections are up and Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are in a huge battle for the top position in our country. Debates, controversies, and interviews have heated up and the only thing to offer from the candidates is arguments against each other. Romney says something about Obama, Obama says something back, and it starts all over again. If you follow the commercials, I am sure you are confused about the facts. Who speaks the truth? Who has controversies? Who has the advantage this November, Obama or “NObama?”
In my opinion, Romney first –off made a mistake in saying 47% of Americans are lazy and on welfare, and that is why Obama is surging in polls! You can’t say half of the country is not working when most people work hard just to barely meet their ends. The economy is in bad shape, and people have a hard time finding jobs. But if there is work, I am sure people would be willing to work to improve their lives. While Obama has saved the auto industry and many “green” jobs, Romney has yet to lay out his plan for solving the economy. His own party members are asking him to come out with more details! Romney criticizes Obama and says he will repeal ObamaCare, but as a governor of Massachusetts, he enacted a very similar health care law, which has became very popular in his state. He had moderate views when he was the Governor of Massachusetts, but he is afraid to express those because he wants to appeal to his conservative base.
Just like this incident Romney also has a tendency in changing his views and thoughts, causing voters to be unsure of what he’s really going to do if elected president. For example, his views about abortion and foreign policies have changed drastically. Another controversy was Romney’s speech in a Florida fundraiser. In my opinion, a true leader has conviction and takes responsibility for his actions. He wants to reduce the deficit, but he doesn’t give the details of how he’s going to do that. If he reduce taxes on the rich as he promised, how can he reduce the deficit?
Phew, I’m running out of words for Mitt. Now let’s talk about Obama. The president of our country has accomplished so much in so little including bringing the troops back from Afghanistan and Iraq, saving the auto industry, killing Osama Bin Laden, ObamaCare, and helped saving many of our country’s “green jobs.” Obama has been criticized for high unemployment in our country, but people forget how bad the economy was when he took office. His stimulus has prevented what could have been the biggest recession after depression! Obama has saved around 4.5 million private-sector jobs and he’s still on the verge of creating more jobs and improving the economy in the 2nd term if he is elected. GObama!!!
-Arnav Velaparthi