Election time is nearly here, and that means political ads and televised debates. It means that it’s time to choose a president—the person who will run our country for the next four years. It is an important decision, and that is why voters should choose Barack Obama.
Obama has and will continue to take a progressive stance on social issues and equal rights. He supports marriage equality for the gay community and pushed Congress to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. He’s made huge strides towards equality.
Romney defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
“It’s unfortunate that those who choose to defend the institution of marriage are often demonized,” said Romney.
Well, Mr. Romney, I think of marriage as highly as you do. That’s why I think everybody should be able to get married.
Obama also supports a woman’s right to abort a pregnancy. As Mitt Romney himself said in 1994, “abortion should be safe and legal in this country.”
Romney changed his position on abortion in 2004 when he began considering running for president. He changes his position on issues so often that it seems to me that he is pandering to which ever group he has to appeal to at the moment.
Romney has promised that he will not cut defense at all. Obama has cut the defense budget by $487 billion. Romney says he will get rid of those cuts. Romney attacks Obama for borrowing from China, but where is Romney going to get those extra $487 billion? He says he’s going to ‘close loopholes’ and cut funding to PBS. PBS only accounts for .012 percent of the federal budget. Defense takes up a whopping 24 percent of taxpayer dollars even with Obama’s huge cuts. Keeping America safe is important, but so is keeping them healthy, fed, educated and informed.
Obama wants to raise the taxes for wealthy people to cover the cost of the tax cuts for the middle and lower classes. Romney believes that by cutting taxes for everyone, he can improve the economy. However, cutting taxes across the board means that the government will have to cut important programs like Social Security, Medicare, and SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. People who use those services simply can’t afford for them to be cut. There are literally lives on the line. Besides, do millionaires really need another million? No, or at least not nearly as much as poor people need food, or sick people need Medicare.
Make the right choice this election season—vote for Obama.
— By Frances Beroset