well, if you want my opinion, here it is: i'm re-thinking the guy in the white house. i'm thinking, compared to this group of candidates, he's not so bad after all. the economy is picking up, so maybe his ideas on reviving it were on target after all. his health care plan is gaining more approval and i'd be totally surprised if romney or any of the other candidates will dare take away what the plan has delivered, especially to parents with kids out of high school and still don't have jobs or insurance. and i'm starting to think that maybe the republican tea party ideologues really have been just trying hard to defeat any attempt obama has made to fire up the economy to have a platform to run on in 2012.

and when i put this together with the notion that it will be hard to turn the country over to the gang that sent it off track in the first place it makes the idea of supporting obama a whole lot easier.

@ grasspress

I think you're spot on. There are some other things to consider, too. He's kept us safe. The withdrawal from Iraq. The end of Osama Bin Laden. The rescue of the American auto industry, and all the jobs it saved. The end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". And lots of other things I'm sure I could remember if given enough time. He's not perfect. No president ever has been. But he could be a hell of a lot worse - and that's exactly what the GOP offers.

I agree. Though Mr. Obama hasn't been everything he promised he'd be, he's done more in his three years in office to turn this country around despite the gridlock in Congress. I also fear letting one of those yahoos on the right back into the White House at this time in history. The fact that one of them wants to go BACK to Iraq and the others are pushing for military interference with Iran scares the crap out of me because it seems to me that the GOP are all war mongers and Mr. Obama is trying to do things the way that I prefer, without a military buildup and the needless death of our men and women in uniform. I am happy he's gotten us out of Iraq and am waiting for him to pull the troops out of Afghanistan. No need to go back to the middle east "just because". He's also the one who got Bin Laden, not Bush who had almost 6-1/2 years to get him and never did, though they had the chance and backed off.

Jon Huntsman has been the only Republican candidate that I did like, until I found out he supported the Ryan plan. Other than that, I kind of like him, though I would still vote Obama in Nov.

I will vote for President Obama. It is my hope that the Republican obstructionism has been exposed for what it is, and that the next four years will allow The President to carry us back into prosperity and world respect.

It would have happened already, except for the misguided Republican efforts to discredit a succesful President.

Trouble in River City? How about: Given the foregone conclusion on the Democratic side, those who chose to write-in another name were more inclined to turn out.

And "Democrat" primary voters? Really? Why are conservatives such turds?

What are we smoking here? Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama with his cronies in Congress pushed through a horrible healthcare bill (which not ONE Republican and some Democrats refused to vote for) modeled on Medicare, which is going broke. He plays the race card at every opportunity. He sics his justice department on states trying to deal with the flood of illegals within their borders...he has okayed the indefinite detention of any American suspected of "terrorism" (which the Republicans tried to stop), two days after the troops left Iraq, the bloodshed started up again, he has hired dozens of "czars" who are not accountable to Congress, he is at the helm of a spending spree, and has tripled the national debt in just three short years (he makes George Bush's spending look tame in comparison). Oh, I know, look what he inherited, blah blah.

But above all, he is a depressing pessimist! A self-proclaimed lazy person; detached; aloof; and unconcerned about anything but his own precious skin (and taking his vacations and trips to the golf course). He is a weak man who commands the weakest presidency in the history of the US. What made anyone think that this Chicago-based political hack with zero leadership experience could lead the greatest nation on earth? This country is sick sick sick.

It is easy to blame "obsstructionist" Republicans for the failures of the weakling in the White House. It's much harder to look reality in the face and realize that America, in her sickness, made a terrible mistake with this imposter. Have you ever wondered why his records are closed to scrutiny by the public? I'm sure if it were a Republican behaving as this man has done, you Branded Democrats would be screaming bloody murder.

That's OK...you get led around by the nose by your Democrat masters, I think you are unthinking fools.

Did I mention his two illegal alien relatives harboring in the US compliments of the US taxpayers?? Uphold the constitution? He wipes his *** with the constitution!

Obama can't turn around an economy in 4 years, just like how it took W. Bush to destroy it in about 5. Things take time and Pres. Obama is on the right track. The economy is improving and job are being created. The unemployment rate is falling at just the right time for the president. He will win this election easily by pointing to Bin Laden, Iraq, and improvement of the Economy

EMPTY VICTORY i would say of Mitt Romney winning the primary in Iowa and more so in New Hampshire. It is a sad day for those who voted on this two primaries for him. Even inside the GOP they are not so sure either if he is the candidate fit to become President of this great nation...GOP, your feeling on the matter is justified. My condolences and sympathy for the matter.

Now here is my opinion on the Romneys.....I do not brag or remind people that I served in Nam, proudly for my country. But (and this includes you Faith) Romney took the couwardly way out when drafted to serve he became and conciesnes objector, and stated proudly that during the war he served his church???? Ok that is the way to do it since it is legal. Now lets look at his FIVE adult sons none of which have served and not one has indicated that they will growing up with the golden spoon in their mouths. I mention this since Mutt Romney has said he will grow the army by 100,000 more men (deficit?) but will this include any of his sons. I ask all VETS to remember this about this man who cares little about his country and only about himself.

STRAINING AT A GNAT, SWALLOWING A CAMEL

A lot has been unfortunately said about Mitt Romney and Bain Capital by distraught Republican candidates. This is to be expected from those seeking the nomination now rejected by most Americans. I believe that Romney’s firm created a number of jobs.

Yet, if there were some lost it is at its worst a small number. Yet under the current administration the President has lost perhaps as many as 24 million jobs. The Democrats are simply wrong to conclude that Romney’s 90,000 will negate Obama’s loss of millions of American jobs. His job losses are here for the world to see.

Alan Phillips

How time changes things Pat. Just recently you were blaming the Obama economy for all your troubles. What changed ?

What about second place, Ron Paul ? Yes, he wants to implement very fiscally conservative policies. I do believe our nation needs to live within our means, meaning that most years we only spend what we have in income. We do not kick the can down the road to our children, grand-children or beyond.

Socially, Ron Paul believes government has no place in our living rooms or bedrooms. We become adults and make our choices as long as we do no harm to others.

Foreign policy... well this seems to be the most scary to most people. I admit, I would like to hear more and discuss more. However, the idea that the US walks around the world with a big stick to keep others in line, which came in vogue at least 100 years ago, perhaps truly should be re-visited. Ron Paul simply believes that if the US is going to go to war, putting the lives of our service-people on the line, that the war should be declared by Congress. That is Congress's designated power and the direct line to what the people should control. We should not have random military activities around the world otherwise. I like this. I believe he would have the wisdom to discern when an activity truly was needed for US interests to be protected or defended.

Not one of these republican clowns will get my vote although Huntsman is starting to grow on me so we will see, I like the libertarian, Ron Paul, but think he leans too far to the right, if he would be willing to lean left a little bit, I would vote for him. All in all, not one of these candidates impress me enough to vote Republican so would go with Obama, a known problem, over an unknown problem.

There you branded Dems go again. Any time anyone criticizes your precious POTUS, they are accused of being "racist." Think about this: the Republican Party was formed in the 1850s to put a stop to slavery in the United States. And who was the pro-slavery faction? Your precious Democrat Party...that gave us the "Great Society" that turned out not to be so great after all. And why? Because a system that forces those who work to forever support those that won't, whether they be black, white, yellow, brown or whatever. Before you thoughtlessly respond, please read up.

Hey ev - your POTUS gets his campaign contributions from the same big corporations as everyone else.

President Oblamer worries about our health so much he sits around smoking cigarettes. No wonder unemployment is at 19% :)

Tonto... He likes that Robin Hood line of his .Fighting for good jobs and wages he
calls stealing, and the investment banks that sucked trillions out of the economy
he calls "free enterprise". Frankly, that is just sick, sick ,sick.

So I will continue to hear you lie over and over again. The recession ended
6 months after president Obama took office, five months after the stimulus
package was signed into law. I know it is disgusting and repulsive that you value
destructive greed and your party over the interests of 300 million americans. I
reject it. And you as well, will be called on your blatant lies, over and over and over
again.

BTW If your spelling of my name is a typo, cool. I've been known to pull a few of
those myself. If on the other hand you are attempting to mock me, be careful.
Your last name leaves you wide open.