[Eagle Forgotten]

Second, is it you opinion that a 2nd Obama term would be less harmful than Romney becuse the Republicans would oppose Obama, but support the same measures from Romney?

Jim saw this question as irrelevant but I consider it relevant and I'll answer: YES.

I saw the same thing in reverse on January 20, 1969. There were many Democrats who were antiwar at heart but went along with the Vietnam War under LBJ. As soon as Nixon was President, those Dems felt free to oppose the policies that they had been publicly supporting.

In American politics, party loyalty is a powerful force. A Romney presidency would indeed pull the Republican Party well to the left (with, of course, a few honorable exceptions).

[StAnDeliver]

"Second, is it you opinion that a 2nd Obama term would be less harmful than Romney becuse the Republicans would oppose Obama, but support the same measures from Romney?"

Great question -- the problem is, under either President, the House could go back to the Dogs in 2014, and with enough RINOs in the Senate, all hell could break loose in those last two years.

Furthermore, there's no doubt whoever gets the job will get 1, if not 3 (!), Supremes in the next four years.