The Last Choice

As of Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Can Karl Killingstad be serious in suggesting that Mr. Romney is “The Only Choice” for our country in the race for the office of president (Sept. 28)?

Such choice would be foolish, and devastating to at least 47 percent of the U.S. population.

Anyone paying attention can see clearly that of the two candidates running for president, Mr. Obama is the mature and responsible adult who has proven he possesses the intelligence to recognize a grave situation, resolve it in a beneficial and concise manner, resulting in the least harm to the greatest number of Americans.

Obama doesn’t claim to be a magician, but I consider that his accomplishments while in the White House have been nothing short of miraculous given the hateful opposition he has faced since his election in 2008.

His record speaks for itself, though many in Washington are content to throw monkey wrenches in the works, while keeping millions out of work, simply to put him out of a job.

Some of Obama’s accomplishments are the passing of the stimulus package, which prevented a depression; the bailout of the auto industry (GM is now thriving); the turnaround of the job market that had reached losses of 800,000 per month under the previous administration; the passing of the Affordable Care Act; the elimination of Osama bin Ladin and a good number of his cohorts.

Mr. Romney and others of his ilk choose to ignore Obama’s stellar achievements (which does not nullify them), in favor of simply playing the “Bash Obama” game. Whatever happened to honesty and fair play?

As to Mr. Killingstad’s final remark that Romney “is actually qualified,” I’ve noticed that he is indeed qualified, and quite adept, at convincing us by his own flip-flopping words, that he’s “The Last Candidate” we should choose!

Juliebird Person

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MikeNC 7 months, 3 weeks ago

...."Anyone paying attention can see clearly that of the two candidates running for president, Mr. Obama is the mature and responsible adult"

Obviously you have not been paying attention for the past four years....Mike

JimHeim 7 months, 3 weeks ago

That's right Mike. We were supposed to have a Depression and Obama prevented it. We should be all outraged and stuff.

OldPilot 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Romney has advocated both sides of every issue so one has to wonder: Will the debate be between the former Governor Romney against the current Republican candidate for president Romney, given the opposite sides of virtually every issue those two have taken, or will both one, the other, or both debate Obama? Going to be interesting since one Romney or the other has always agreed with Obama on virtually every issue, depending on the issue of course.

clarabelle 7 months, 3 weeks ago

"Obviously you have not been paying attention for the past four years....Mike"

I wonder why you consider obama to be immature and irresponsible?

MikeNC 7 months, 3 weeks ago

clarabelle 1 hour, 10 minutes ago I wonder why you consider obama to be immature and irresponsible?

If you watched the debates tonight clarabelle...you should now know what I mean...Mike

nc2teacher 7 months, 3 weeks ago

I watched the debates and I saw a wild-eyed Romney jumping around like he was about to explode. He wouldn't shut his mouth long enough for President Obama, the statesman on the stage, to finish a sentence. I'd hate to see Romney with other world leaders if he wasn't getting his way--guard the red button--please! What a bully and a liar Romney is! He certainly didn't win over my vote, and I'm not in the 47 percent that Romney doesn't care about (among others).

MikeNC 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ncteacher: " He wouldn't shut his mouth long enough for President Obama, the statesman on stage, to finish a sentence"????? Obama as it turns out, spoke almost 5 minutes more in the debate to relate. Ncteacher, it was a DEBATE. Your summary and excuse are along the lines of Al Gore's excuse for Obama. Diane

skylinefirepest 7 months, 3 weeks ago

NC teach....I'm glad you aren't teaching my kids anything at all with your attitude. Obama is a confirmed liar and a disaster for the country....or doesn't six trillion in new spending and no jobs in four years ring a bell with you. They both talked about throwing money at education but our kids simply cannot compete with Asian kids...we have too many "teachers" wasting time suspending kids for bringing toy soldiers to class under an asinine "no tolerance" set of idiotic rules. More money for education is simply wasted until we straighten out our system.

geoffcutler 7 months, 3 weeks ago

His record speaks for itself, alright. Good lord!

fugitiveguy 7 months, 2 weeks ago

As a lifelong Democrat I am very dissapointed with President Obama's performance over these past 4 years. It is hard to put my finger on what I am most dissapointed in. Perhaps its the 16T debt that he promised would be about 6T at this time. Perhaps its the nearly 10% unemployment rate in NC. Maybe its the fact that he has been in campaign mode ever since getting elected. Maybe its the corruption and incompetence in his justice department. It could be the questionable and troubling response of his administration to the murders in Libya. Then there is solyndra and fast and furious. Of course, every time you turn around Joe Biden is saying something stupid. This year, I am voting for Romney and Ryan, Americas comeback team.

JD 7 months, 2 weeks ago

fugitiveguy 4 hours, 19 minutes ago As a lifelong Democrat... stopped reading there.

Detonation Imminent by JD

fugitiveguy 7 months, 2 weeks ago

JD, it would seem that YOU are my personal troll. Isn't that special? Is your other initial R?

Toda 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tell it like it is JD ~ they can't stand the heat!

Read on FB where now POTUS'O is being criticized for not bombing Libya when a radical group bombed the compound. Damned if he doesn't and damned if he does. Personally, I'm glad Bush didn't have another year to thrust our economy into another Great Depression!

Toda 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mike ~ " Ncteacher, it was a DEBATE." didn't moneybags debate with other Repubs'? Perhaps teacher watched all of his antics as the rest of us have over the past six months?

fugitiveguy 7 months, 2 weeks ago

"Personally, I'm glad Bush didn't have another year to thrust our economy into another Great Depression! "

Toda, Bush is not running. FYI.

fugitiveguy 7 months, 2 weeks ago

http://economistsforromney.com/

Toda (or any other Obama swooners), what do you make of this? I attempted to be "fair and balanced" but cannot find a any economists for Obama. What conclusions can be drawn from this? 6 Nobel prize winning economists on this list. Hey, didn't Obama win a nobel prize?

teufelhunden 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Calling it the "Affordable" Care Act is laughable. An unaffordable behemoth is more accurate.

teufelhunden 7 months, 2 weeks ago

The tax on those making over $250,000 per year is just reckless. Doctors are already on pins and needles over Medicare and now this. OUCH!!!

skylinefirepest 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Toda, what is it with all you Liberals hollering about Romney's money??? Wouldn't you be happy with a few mill?? Like your man obama?? He is also a moneybags or don't you like to think about that?? Come on Dude, barry and miche are both millionaires themselves and they apparently got theirs in a somewhat shady fashion! Romney earned his. Isn't that what the American dream is all about? You guys have played the class warfare into the ground and it only takes with the uneducated or ignorant.

teufelhunden 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Punishing success...aka The American Dream. Way to go.

JD 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Isn't that special?

You're like a kid that pokes dead things with sticks and thinks it's funny. At least make it look like you aren't trying so hard Fugly. That whole paragraph and the dribble that came after it are just a waste of your limited mental abilities. Try to have a starting statement that doesn't scream how full of bs you are right out in front of the other bs. That way someone might actually read it and fall for it.

fugitiveguy 7 months, 2 weeks ago

"You're like a kid that pokes dead things with sticks and thinks it's funny. At least make it look like you aren't trying so hard Fugly. That whole paragraph and the dribble that came after it are just a waste of your limited mental abilities. Try to have a starting statement that doesn't scream how full of bs you are right out in front of the other bs. That way someone might actually read it and fall for it."

I have to admit it doesn't have the weight (or smell) of the above pile of cerebral diarrhea but then again you are an enlightened liberal and alas, I am just a former Democrat turned evil, hatefilled rightwinger. What took you so long to get back with me? Busy day in Carthage?