Thanks for the correction, Finny!
I have long detested the “Conservative” candidates in the UK, especially Cameron, and that comment, indeed, is very good argument for not voting for Romney.
I still intend to, but I certainly hope if it’s wrong, that I see it clearly and switch my vote.
It’s just that an Obama 2nd term, to me, is horrific beyond words...almost what the people of Cuba experienced after Batista was overthrown, or Rhodesia after Ian Smith caved to the terrorists, or Hitler was appointed when Kaiser Wilhelm stepped down, and if that can be avoided by voting for a liberal???
Ed
Folks have been predicting "gulags" and "martial law" and "the end of America if _____" (fill in the blank) with regard to Obama since 2008. I think Obama is more of a scarecrow than the MSM and Democrats would ever want us to know, and I believe in my heart, after examining in detail the down-to-the-minute news "coverage" (more like cover-up) at the time, that the U.S. military so loathes him as CIC that they have already blatantly defied him at least twice, and things had to be spun in a big hurry (the Airforce One fly-by of NYC, and the Navy Seals' taking out of the Muslim pirates in the hostage situation even while Obama's attempts were going on to negotiate) to make it look like Obama was actually in charge, when in fact it looked very much like our warriors were reminding him that ultimately, they have him by the balls.
I think Obama is a lot weaker than it appears -- so much so that I think it is worth the risk of seeing him re-elected, especially when that risk is also odds-on that he could only be re-elected with an embarassing, humiliating plurality.
As for apprehension of risking an Obama 2nd term because a third party vote forfeits any influence in the outcome of O v R ... that's what courage is for. Courage doesn't mean not being afraid of risks, it means being afraid but "saddling up anyway," as John Wayne said.
God bless America.