Does It Really Matter Who The Next President Is?

Answer: Yes. They Are Not All The Same, Contrary To What Some People Say.

         Romney or Obama? Obama has given us Obamacare. Romney has given Massachusetts Romneycare. Does it really matter which one wins this November? Don't be fooled by George Soros' comment that he doesn't care who wins. He cares and he knows who he wants to win.

        You might be asking yourself, "That's fine and dandy Jason, but how do I know it makes any difference who the next president is?" Please allow me to offer a brief analysis laced with "what if's" to help answer this question.     

       Would the U.S. have already withdrawn all combat troops from Iraq and announced to the world a timetable for withdrawal in Afghanistan if John McCain had become president in 2008 instead of Barack Obama? No. In the U.S. Senate, McCain had voted against bills that included withdrawal timetables and hung his presidential qualifications on a pledge to see the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq through to absolute victory.

       Would the U.S. have invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein if Al Gore had become president in 2000 instead of George W. Bush? No. Al Gore had been against military action in Iraq from the start, claiming that since no invasion of another country by Iraq was forthcoming in 2003, there was no need for the U.S. to attack.

       Would we have ended up with Obamacare without Barack Obama as president? No, that's why it is "Obama" - care.  McCaincare does not have the same ring. And since Obamacare has become so unpopular with much of the public it is highly doubtful Romneycare will go national, especially since he will have been elected by those he promised to end the enforcement of Obamacare by executive order his first day in the Oval Office.

       Do all presidents cheat on their wives? No!!!!!!!! Clinton did. Kennedy did. But there were no such allegations made against George W. Bush. Not even Richard Nixon - that really surprises people! Surely "Tricky Dick" fooled around, right? What about covering up the Watergate break-in? Wouldn't a guy sneaky enough to do that cheat on his wife? Not necessarily folks. Of all the combing Nixon's enemies did on him, if he cheated on Pat, we would have known about it at some point.

     Has Barack cheated? No one, despite exhaustive investigation into his personal life by Edward Klein and others, people who have nothing nice to say or write about Barack Obama, has found a shred of reason to believe he has cheated on Michelle. Klein said that himself.

      Presidents are not all the same, folks. The historical examples could go on and on. Would the U.S. have gone to war in Vietnam if Eisenhower (if he had been constitutionally allowed and had lived long enough) was elected to a third and fourth term, thus preventing the JFK and LBJ presidencies? No. President Eisenhower rejected all war that could not be won without the use of nuclear weapons. That is why he ended the Korean War six months into his presidency. He then came under heavy pressure to put boots on the ground in Vietnam and he flatly refused! By the way, Eisenhower was a Republican, contrary to a myth out there that Republican presidents are mainly the ones who get America into wars. As it turned out, American boots on the ground in Vietnam happened as a result of choices made by presidents JFK and LBJ - both Democrats. No partisanship here - just the facts.

      Wars, health care, marital fidelity - these are just a few categories in which we can examine presidential differences. In the interest of brevity I will stop here. But keep these things in mind this November when you are undecided about whether or not you will vote or who you will vote for. History comes out differently depending on who gets elected. It matters who gets elected.

Jason A.



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