US presidential debate

[Mortem Desino]

There's one thing in particular that I'll back Obama on: I get nervous whenever government officials (read: typical Republican) wants to legislate morality. I get gawked at when I say that I'm a clergy student, yet I oppose anti-abortion laws and I oppose the Defense of Marriage Act. Why? Well, I'd be outraged if someone legislated my lifestyle: that I must visit my local Jain/Hindu temple every weekend, and that I must marry within a certain demographic before reaching a certain age, or other such nonsense, therefore I won't impose my ethics on others.

 

Funny. I just read George Washington's farewell address. He pretty explicitly urges the Americans to be sure not to get into petty party squabbles.

[demagogue]

Washington's wish didn't last long before the federalists & anti-federalists split right off, and it's been a two party slug-out ever since. And in that era, the vice president position went to 2nd place in the election! That's another thing that wasn't destined to last very long.

 

I think Obama has done a fine job, so to the extent an election is a referendum I'd give him the pass. The thing I admired most about Romney (historically) was the health insurance program he passed for Massachusetts, and now Obama passed it nationally & Romney himself has been forced to disown it, so there goes that.

[Bikerdude]

Abraham Lincoln pretty much sums up my thoughts in the latest 'presidential debate'

couldn't have said it better myself.

[RPGista]

An interesting piece pretty much on this subject (by George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th October):

 

http://www.monbiot.com/2012/10/29/money-spinners/