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> On Sep 10, 7:44ᅵpm, AlleyCat <
al...@aohell.com> wrote:
> > The Sunday breakfast conversation is always lively and usually about
> > sports at the counter of the Highland's Cafe' at 85th Street and Third
> > Avenue, in New York City. ᅵHowever, this week's talk was all about
> > politics and also extremely animated. ᅵThe guy to my right had already
> > struck up a conversation with another counter dweller and said: "I've
> > always voted Democrat, but I'm worried about my business and Obama's not
> > showing me anything so I'm gonna give the other guy a chance."
> >
> > Like many disgruntled Democrats, he couldn't utter the name Mitt Romney
> > in public, but it was obvious who he was talking about. ᅵThe consensus
> > at the counter was clear: forget about social issues and other
> > Republican agendas - we are scared to death about the economy.
>
> Another desperate Repugnant fantasy to ignore the reality of an
> inevitable Obama victory. And not even a good fantasy, either.
LOL... not a fantasy, Muslim.
I'm a lifelong Democrat and I might vote for Romney
By Rob Taub
Published August 27, 2012
The Sunday breakfast conversation is always lively and usually about
sports at the counter of the Highland's Cafe at 85th Street and Third
Avenue, in New York City. However, this week's talk was all about
politics and also extremely animated. The guy to my right had already
struck up a conversation with another counter dweller and said: "I've
always voted Democrat, but I'm worried about my business and Obama's not
showing me anything so I'm gonna give the other guy a chance."
Like many disgruntled Democrats, he couldn't utter the name Mitt Romney
in public, but it was obvious who he was talking about. The consensus
at the counter was clear: forget about social issues and other
Republican agendas - we are scared to death about the economy.
The discussion focused on the fact that no one believed the federal
government runs efficiently or effectively, so the idea of paying more
in taxes to wasteful government agencies is like throwing gasoline on
the fire instead of water.
I have conducted my own straw polls in various U.S. cities and I've yet
to find anyone who believes our government is well run, except for
President Obama.
Waste and mismanagement are the words frequently used to describe our
federal government, yet I can't recall the president ever championing or
even discussing fiscal reform. Yes, Obama established a bipartisan
commission in 2010 to address fiscal reform, but it's not part of his
campaign platform, despite deficit spending surpassing more than one
TRILLION dollars per year.
I've been a registered voter for 38 years and I've always voted
Democrat, straight down the line, but I'm unhappy with out of control
spending and incompetent bureaucrats who seem to have no concern or
regard about how they spend my hard-earned money.
There are many others like me on the fence - a socially liberal but
fiscally concerned silent minority, who are close to or have already
abandoned President Obama.
So far, rather than running on issues, President OBAMA has disappointed
me by mounting a Karl Rove-style negative campaign.
I never thought it would happen, but for the second time in a week, I'm
out in public talking about giving the other guy a chance.