Why Voting For Mitt Romney Should Be a No-Brainer For Conservatives

Political Realities ^ | 08/15/12 | LD Jackson

[LD Jackson]

This is something I have mulled over a long time. I touched on it in a comment on Country Thinker's post yesterday, but I would like to elaborate just a bit.

I know Mitt Romney has many detractors. Many conservatives and libertarians question his conservative credentials, myself included. I questioned them in 2007 and I questioned them during the GOP primary. I still have reservations about how conservative he would be as President of the United States. I contend there are other things to consider, besides his fiscal conservatism.

There are many people who are going to refuse to vote for Mitt Romney, based on his record in Massachusetts. That is their privilege and I would not dare to denigrate their choice. There are also those who will refuse to vote for him on the basis of the theory that he would be worse for our country than Barack Obama. One of the co-authors on Political Realities holds that opinion, but I have seen many other commentators put the same sentiment in writing. This post is not an attack on their position, and certainly not an attack on Ted, but I want to explain why I disagree so strongly with that belief.

Since Barack Obama took office, it has been one disaster after another. He made a promise to bring the nation together while he was campaigning, but he has done just the opposite. Remember how he interjected himself into the issue of racism over the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.? He couldn't help himself and said the police acted stupidly. Instead of allowing local authorities to handle the situation, he just had to get involved. Did this help our country or did it just stoke Obama's ego? Would Mitt Romney have responded in such a brash manner?

Remember the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? One of the things Barack Obama did in response to the BP oil spill was to declare a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf. Safety concerns were slighted. When the moratorium was challenged in court, it was thrown out. Obama was ordered to lift the ban, yet he ignored the court order. The challenge was brought forth because the ban was hurting a lot of people. Jobs and incomes were lost. The court ruled Obama had insufficient cause to issue the moratorium and struck it down. The President didn't agree with the order, so he refused to comply. It was done in accordance with our judicial system, but the President simply wouldn't go along. Ask yourself how Mitt Romney would have reacted.

Moving on to health care, Barack Obama has issued new requirements that call for birth control to be available to all women as part of their health insurance. Disregarding that birth control is available for very little cost, the President did his part for the women of America. Using authority that was buried deep inside Obamacare, he is now forcing religious organizations that believe birth control is a sin to provide it as part of the health insurance they provide for their employees. In doing so, religious freedom was severely damaged. Is it not safe to say Mitt Romney would have not issued such a policy directive?

Let's look at the President's liberal use of executive orders to change existing law, or to create new law. Immigration anyone? Barack Obama has completely changed the way illegal immigration is handled on the federal level. Because of the policy changes he has affected by executive order, many illegal immigrants no longer have to worry about being deported.

The President did the same thing with welfare reform. Our current law on welfare reform was crafted and passed during the Clinton years and it has worked since then to lower the number of people on welfare. It was widely declared to be a success, due in large part because of the work requirement built into the law. That requirement was strict because Congress made it thus. They wrote the law in such a way that it prevented waivers from granted for the work requirement. Barack Obama must have disagreed with that part of the law, because he magically found a way he could change the law. He issued a new policy directive that allows states to apply for waivers to the very requirement that made the law such a success.

Both of these examples show one of the main reasons why I believe Barack Obama is so dangerous for America. In using the principles of conduct he has applied to both issues, he has shown a complete and total disregard for the American system of government. Instead of working with Congress to affect any changes he may want, he simply took it upon himself to make those changes. In other words, he bypassed Congress and did what he wanted to do, and never mind the Constitution.

Ask yourself a simple question. Would Mitt Romney have done the same thing, or would he have worked within our system of government to change the laws he wanted to change?

As you can see, there are many things to consider, other than Mitt Romney and his lack of fiscal conservatism. I believe there is a large gap between how Romney would conduct himself as President, when compared to how Barack Obama has used his office. That difference is more than enough to convince me to vote for Mitt Romney.

I am convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that a second term for Barack Obama would be a complete and total disaster for America. Much worse than his first four years. He has shown himself to be willing to bypass the Constitution and do things his own way. That being the case, how will he conduct himself in his second term, knowing he has no worries about reelection?

For all the reasons I have stated, and then some, the theory that somehow Mitt Romney would be worse than Barack Obama simply does not work for me.

[John W]

Maybe we can get a response to that potentiality.

“These people are directly harming a lot a people if their making a difference results in that ghetto criminal getting a second term.

They will own the misery of millions on their backs.”

[John W]

That is beyond ridiculous.

[MEG33]

Obama must go..I will vote for R and R
4 more years of Obama unfettered by a need to be re elected
will enable him to further destroy the America we love.

[GlockThe Vote]

I have clients who used to have 150 employees that are now near homeless.

I have others that are in jail now due to the economy and they can’t meet child support payments since they lost their jobs.

Everywhere I go near me - there are more vacancies, foreclosures, despair, jobless, homeless popping up etc.

There is no possibility of any improvement unless we first get obama out of office. Does Romney make me wince? YES!!!! Yes!!!!

But can i endure 4 more years of economic depression with my life, and my familys’ life, as well as my friends’ lives, clients’ lives, etc all on hold or collapsing?

Think about that! Is the hatred for one person we did not vote for in the primary that strong that we will give the WH and country another term to? Seriously?

Finally - for all those bitching about Romney - maybe Y’all should have united behind Santorum, Newt, or Bachmann and not split your votes.

I know I might get banned - but the idea of 4 more years of Obama and this economic destruction is simply unthinkable - regardless of how much mittens revolts me.

[Ditter]

If for no other reason, I would prefer Romney's Supreme Court picks over obama’s. The next 4 years we may be looking at 3/4 new SC judges. obama must NOT be allowed any part of this process!

[Berlin_Freeper]

Thanks for your mustered opinion.

Go back to your nap.

[Nervous Tick]

>> The removal of the evil installed by Mr. Romney and Obama
must be addressed NOW or there will be no FREE America
in 2016.

So what’s your credible plan for doing that? I fail to understand how posting fifteen screen-inches of cartoonish anti-Romney pictures, over and over, is working towards your stated “must do” goal.

Or aren’t you serious? Yeah, maybe that’s it.

[Eye of Unk]

I think threads like this will soon be quite empty, conservative voters won’t even bother to post on them, maybe they won’t even read them. I know I won’t post on any, none of my opinions will be posted as I have to stay with what I feel is right, and I refuse to gallop on with a herd of wrong.

[PAR]

You aren’t paying close enough attention to what Obama is doing all by himself, without Congress or the GOP.

[John W]

Appreciate the snippiness. Tells all.

[evad]

I merely point out that there is no viable alternative to the removal of BHO. I reject the "let American crash and burn for the next 10, 20 years" philosophy.

We have the Tea Party, we have Ryan, unfortunately we have Romney but he can be "influenced", especially if we can get control of the Congress.

We can turn this Obama catastrophy around IF we defeat BHO and gain the Congress.

[bmwcyle]

A true Freeper never develops blind faith in any man. We still need to keep our eyes open. The President is going to be a Progressive if Romeny gets elected. Blind faith belongs to an idiot.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Romney is 10 times more dangerous than Obama.

ROFLMAO

What, do you live in Berlin and don’t give a rat’s ass about America? Is that it?

I have a life to live and a family to care for. Here. In AMERICA.

No time for such nonsense as you’re peddling.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Romney already has a bad record with that.

One could expect Romney will seek to build political clout with the dems by appointing leftist judges. Which is exactly what he did in Massachusetts.

[swpa_mom]

Welcome to FreeRepublic.

You’re not trying to get the anti Romney posters all riled up, are you? nah, I can’t imagine anyone wanting to do that.

Any post containing “conservatives” and “Romney” gets a certain group of posters all riled up.

Have you done the same at a liberal website? Post something anti-Obama? I’m sure you were met with the same core group of posters telling you they agree with you.

No, wait. Liberals do what we just can’t seem to do, since we’re so high and mighty. They circle the wagons, we’re too busy in a circular firing squad. Hold out for that perfect (non-existent) conservative, no matter what!

Right.

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[Berlin_Freeper]

I agree, all has been told.

Again, thank you. :)

[Carthego delenda est]

I have not posted on this argument yet but as I do so I have this bizarre ‘feeling’ of ‘coming out of the closet’ as a conservative in a conservative forum. I’m sick of the premise that if I do not vote for Romney I am voting for Obama, the destruction of the country, pain and suffering for our citizens, etc. A conservative would be compromising one’s beliefs by voting for a liberal from any party. The effects of such a compromise are always negative. To give in ‘just a little’ leads to more giving in. A Liar will continue to tell more lies to perpetuate the first lie. A little evil brings more evil such as exemplified in Judges 17. I will not compromise and vote for either POS. Flame away...

[GlockThe Vote]

There is no plan that has better than a 0000000000000001% chance of working.

I am in tons of arguments with the Paulbots on facebook who think Ron Paul is going to get the nomination at the convention.

LMFAO. What planet are these people living on?

Either Romney or Obama is going to be the next potus - not Goode, not ron paul, no sarah palin, not Hoffeling, etc.

Obama second term = dismantling the suburbs, cementing ThugCare, Holder ensconsed for 4 more years w his hatefest in the DOJ, economic depression, more debt downgrades, more racial and class warfare, more insults to hard working taxpayers, more radical appointments, 3 more SC picks, hundreds of appointments to the judiciary, etc.

[Lakeshark]

Let's look at the President's liberal use of executive orders to change existing law, or to create new law. Immigration anyone? Barack Obama has completely changed the way illegal immigration is handled on the federal level. Because of the policy changes he has affected by executive order, many illegal immigrants no longer have to worry about being deported.

The President did the same thing with welfare reform. Our current law on welfare reform was crafted and passed during the Clinton years and it has worked since then to lower the number of people on welfare. It was widely declared to be a success, due in large part because of the work requirement built into the law. That requirement was strict because Congress made it thus. They wrote the law in such a way that it prevented waivers from granted for the work requirement. Barack Obama must have disagreed with that part of the law, because he magically found a way he could change the law. He issued a new policy directive that allows states to apply for waivers to the very requirement that made the law such a success.

Both of these examples show one of the main reasons why I believe Barack Obama is so dangerous for America. In using the principles of conduct he has applied to both issues, he has shown a complete and total disregard for the American system of government. Instead of working with Congress to affect any changes he may want, he simply took it upon himself to make those changes. In other words, he bypassed Congress and did what he wanted to do, and never mind the Constitution.

I made a list of about twenty such things they have done to show why Bambi's the worst, most destructive, most radical, pro-Marxist, pro-muzzie, pro-death, anti-American, anti-God, anti-everything we love and care for preezie ever. It didn't take but five minutes to remember.

The Dufflepuds here can take their stupidity and stay on the revival threads, they'll lose everything they ever thought they believed in if they succeed.