thegrover Loc: Yorba Linda, CA

Obama's failures
Not crumbling under the attack of the racist teahadist. Not letting the republican obstructionist congress throw the country under the bus to make him look bad. Allowing women the opportunity for equal pay for equal work. Giving undeserving Americans health care. Failing to allow the privileged wealthy to continue plundering America. Failing to limit the right of Americans to choose their religion. Failing to restrict Americans on their sexual preferences. Failing to expand our war efforts to promote democracy (colonialism) in the rest of the world. Failing to give in to the whims of the Koch brothers. Failing to open the eyes of many right wing republican Americans as to how they are being highjacked and exploited by the 1% of the 1%. Good morning America.

eyeofthebeholder Loc: Wisconsin

Great observations, only wish more people would see and understand as we do.

thegrover Loc: Yorba Linda, CA

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sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Well equal pay for equal work. Only thing is that while I have worked around a lot, most women seldom can lift the same weight as a man and need assistance lifting/moving heavy objects around.
So does the equal pay still stand with exceptions?

Sarge69
Now jobs involving brains would be different, without reservations.

tlbuljac Loc: Oklahoma

Ditto Sarge

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

thegrover, you live in California. Isn't that proof enough for you that socialism doesn't work. What you say sounds good - to you, but it rings false. Too much untruth in what you say. American is not as bad as you make her out to be.

thegrover Loc: Yorba Linda, CA

According to U.S. Department of Commerce estimates, California’s GDP (gross domestic product) was $1.89 trillion. And that puts California as the world’s eighth largest economy in 2009.

Since the 1970s, California has ranked 7th biggest world economy, although for a couple of years in 1984 and 1985, California was the 5th largest economy in the world.
California economy ranks behind Italy

The California economy currently ranks eighth just behind Italy and ahead of Brazil and Spain.

I have not been to Louisiana recently, but I was in Mississippi this year. I will stay in California.

The label "Socialism" is being misused. Do you consider Social Security, universal health care, fire departments, unemployment benefits, welfare for the needy, and public education socialism? What do you label people who exploit our tax policies to send jobs overseas? Or investment bankers that exploit the middle class in a way that drives the country into a rescission.

I have lived in several states. I have traveled the world. I am fortune to be able to live any where I choose. I choose Southern California. Every place I have been has its charms and its scars. Of course California is not perfect. Mississippi has some of the most caring down home fun to be with people I have ever meet. When I was in Louisiana it also had it charms and really good food.

I appreciate that you have given this some thought and taken the time to respond. All I ask is that you and all of America give whoever we elect as president a fighting chance.

If (and I hope not) Romney is elected he will have my full support as the leader and representative of this country. What I fear is that we as a nation have started something with Obama that makes it impossible for the President to lead the nation. If elected and Romney is put under the same microscope, feet held to the fire, undermined at every turn by congress, not given the chance to respond correctly to any situation he will not succeed. It is possible he might become a G W Bush (who I voted for twice) and fail on his own. (ask the people of Massachusetts what they think of his Governership)

If you ever come to Orange County California I will by you a cup of coffee and discuss this further.