FredHayek wrote: Obama may be like Reagan, the Teflon president, this crippled economy just doesn't stick to him.
And Mitt has done a poor job convincing independent and moderate Democrats that he would get the economy going again.
So we get 4 more years of limping along on three flat tires.
It's going to keep limping along no matter who gets elected. Neither party is willing to make the hard decisions that it would take to pull us up out of this mess since it's unfavorable politically and they only care about getting re-elected.
Until campaign finance reform gets done, nothing changes. They'll keep spending their time at fundraisers instead of at work.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
The economy is going to have to run its course - all those bad investments need to work thru the system before we'll see any daylight. But the govt needs to stop throwing good money after bad. We need to cut the national budget drastically and across the board and Congress/POTUS whoever they are is not going to do that.
That is why it is time to kick the GOP obstructionists out. They have blocked every single jobs legislation proposed by the Democrats. The GOP is more interested in loyalty to their party than to the American public.
"Remember to always be yourself. Unless you can be batman. Then always be batman." Unknown
If Romney had faced a state legislature that vowed not to pass ANYTHING he put forth and made their #1 priority his replacement, he wouldn't have been able to pass legislation. A state legislature is far different from the U.S. Congress. And he left Mass. in terrible financial straits.