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It is NOT “essentially” a vote for Obama. If I vote third party, it is ONLY a vote for the person I pull the lever for. It does not take votes from anyone or give votes to anyone except that person, and it’s flat-out wrong to say otherwise. And I pinged the admin because support of Romney, whether blatant or the “soft” support that you espouse, is a no-no on FR according to Jim. Consider yourself advised.

Sorry it is functionally a vote for Zero, that's because we don't have a parliamentary system. Our system forces the number of choices (factions) to the lowest number possible which is two. You either participate in that choice which always comes down to imperfect choices (and why should we be surprised it's an imperfect world!)or you don't

Now I am not for Romney by any stretch of imagination, my preference this time went Palin, Perry, Cain, Newt, (Sometimes it was Newt then Cain) then it was Newt, I tried to like Santorum be wouldn't let me (but he is preferable to Romney!) now its Arggh! So please no name calling!
Too many people here do that and sometimes this place sounds as rational as DemoRat Underground!

There are two driving principles behind my vote, it would be ideal if both principles could satisfied then great. Hasn't happened since 1980 & 1984. But only one is a sufficient condition to vote, this time again I will be voting to deny power to the most dangerous candidate. Romney mostly has foolish views, he is not an enemy of American prestige and power. Even if we think of him as Gordon Gecko, a Zimbabwe version of the USA does him no good. (And don't say he would go off shore! Where to Europe hah! Look at Europe! Can you say PIIGS! We fall, they fall, all fall!) Zero and his ilk are too much the ideologue to see that! They actually want that Zimbabwe America. With Zero we go off the cliff at high speed and accelerating, with Romney we still head for the cliff but are decelerating. So there maybe time to turn things around so that Greece or Zimbabwe is not our future.
Strong GOP majorities in place can check any Romney accesses, it would be much harder to check a 2nd term Zero. First Zero would try to govern like Chavez because a) He is an arrogant ass, b) No political cost! He would dare the GOP to impeach him. If we could not impeach Clinton we aren't going to impeach the firs black president. Look we can't even get a handle in Zero's actual origins and story. So impeach? Impossible!