Thirteen reasons I will be voting for President Obama

I finished watching the debate.  I would have liked President Obama to be more agressive.  That being said, I would have liked Governor Romney to tell the truth a bit more and smirk less.  That being said, I believe that I am not alone in the fact that my mind was made up before I watched the debate.  My mind was made up before the convention.  I will be voting for President Obama and here are thirteen reasons why. 

1) My neighbor, a soldier, came home from Iraq and won't have to go back.  President Obama, as he promised, ended the war in Iraq. 

2) My husband's student, a young gay man, can realize his dream of attending the United States Naval Academy since Don't Ask, Don't Tell has been reprieved. 

3) President Obama appointed two women to serve on the US Supreme Court. Now at least there are three women who will be looking at womens issues instead of one or two. 

4) President Obama is against a personhood amendment that will make IVF illegal. 

5) President Obama puts the United States and the welfare of same above the welfare of Isreal.  I say this as a Jewish woman who is committed to the welfare of Isreal.  That being said, I never want to hear my President say he'll go to war to protect Isreal.  The anti-semitism that would result from such an action makes me shudder. 

6) President Obama proposed an excellent jobs plan that was voted down by the Republican congress who voted against everything he proposed no matter if it was good for the country or not. 

7) President Obama inheirited a horrific economy and somehow we're not totally effed up. In fact we're getting back to where we need to be. 

8) Due to the affordable care act, my niece can remain on my sister-in-law and brother's health plan after college until she finds a job. 

9) Due to Obamacare, being a woman doesn't have to be a preexisting condition. 

10) Thanks to Obamacare, my husband, the diabetic, doesn't have to worry about having a preexisting condition. 

11) Thanks to Obamacare, my friend who was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 39, doesn't have to worrry that there will be a cap on her insurance. 

12) I like the fact that people of color can see that anyone can be president--it doesn't matter what your skin color is. 

13) I believe that he cares about me, my family, and this country.  

 

Next week, thirteen reasons why I won't vote for Governor Romney. 

Comments

[Colleen@LooseLeafNotes]

I also wanted Obama to be more aggressive and counter Romney, but I recall that he was that way with McCain too. I just posted this quote from the debate on Facebook: "We've tried both approaches. The approach that Governor Romney's talking about is the same sales pitch that was made in 2001 and 2003, and we ended up with the slowest job growth in 50 years, we ended up moving from surplus to deficits, and it all culminated in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Bill Clinton tried the approach that I'm talking about. We created 23 million new jobs. We went from deficit to surplus. And businesses did very well. So, in some ways, we've got some data on which approach is more likely to create jobs and opportunity for Americans." ~ President Obama

[Heather]

I too liked the quote Colleen posted. Like you, I already plan to vote for Obama, for many of the reason you stated. I did not watch the debate, but listened to it on NPR and I swear I could actually hear Romney's smirks. The President will be here today, but I won't see him. It's going to be too cold and windy (plus chance of rain) to stand out on a lakeside hill half the day. I would end up with a migraine for sure. I will try to watch it live online, though--from inside where it is nice and warm. My Post: Banned Books

[Kimberly Menozzi]

There's nothing more I can add, here, I reckon, except to say I love number nine. ;) I'm looking forward to next week's post, too.

Happy TT!

[Mia Celeste]

You make your case well. I think it's important to weigh the differences between Obama and Romney. Thanks for sharing.

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[Janet]

Well said, I enjoyed reading your reasons :-) As a survivor of rectal cancer, I KNOW the importance of treatment and follow up care!!! Good luck to your friend.

[Pearl]

Those sound like good reasons.

[Alice Audrey]

I planned on voting for Obama during this election right after he won the last one. I expected him to face a backlash simply because he was willing to step in at a critical moment when things were going so badly. Things like the fundamentals of an economy don't fix themselves fast. I figured this time he'd need my vote.

[The Gal Herself]

Thank you for #4. I am surprised and saddened by how many people believe the personhood amendment is limited to funding, not legal restriction. I personally do not believe in either abortion or IVF, but that is an individual choice based on religious convictions I believe should be private and my own. I am offended whenever anyone tries to restrict a woman's right to come to her own conclusion and act accordingly. I consider myself a good and proud Christian, but the way some of the President's opponents have highjacked my faith and commercialized it for votes makes my skin crawl, and nowhere is that more evident that the personhood amendment.