Obama should serve four more years

Romneys regressive attitudes about womens issues frightens me. Ryans ideas frighten me also. [he would be next in line for President if Romney is elected.]

Obama, then Clinton, then Clinton :)

This is the most intensifying election there has ever been in history, some people are so hateful concerning Barack it’s sickening to know that this late day in time that people will continue to go to hell hating for no sensable reason. Prayer is really needed because Barack needs to stay in office until he finishes what he started. God is not finished with him yet, I strongly believe that he will win, it msy be a close election but i believe he’ll winn.

As George McGovern said” Don’t ask if you are better off now than four years ago, ask where you will be in four more years.” It’s really scary to think where that might be with four more years of Obamalony. And BDN states it is not a Liberal paper, BS.

I think in the next few days the BDN will come to regret this endorsement when the details of Libya are finally covered.  The information released today is chilling.  

Hope and CHANGE THE LOCKS after we throw this charlatan out on Nov 6.

Though I respect those that believe a different approach is needed, I don’t think many grasp that recovering from this recession is going to take quite a long time, no matter who has the white house next year. We’d still be feeling the effects of this recession had McCain won in 2008, there’s no doubt of that.
The first few years of any presidency is going to be affected by the residual policies of the previous administration. Much of what has passed these past 4 years has been because of residual Bush policy, just as much of what will pass in the next 4, will reflect on the residual policies of the Obama administration (whether Romney wins or not.)

This is not to say a president is powerless in their first term, though such macro economic issues take a long time to run their course. The events in the second term of a president are always more telling of the president than the first. 

If 2016 comes around and things are still as stagnant, I will see far more justification in the Republican criticism, though it rings rather hollow to me at this point in time.

Let’s pretend that 4 years ago a Republicrat candidate was elected. The economy that this person had inherited just collapsed, the country was hemorrhaging jobs, so as a result, said candidate over the course of the next 4 years implemented several policies in which they believed would bring us to a recovery. Instead, there are fewer jobs, $4 Trillion in new debt that was mostly “paid” for my printing money, which spread out the existing money supply out over the newer larger money supply thus making everything cost much more, and after all of this there was virtually no sign of recovery ahead. And your proposal to the American people was, more of the same policies that you had attempted over the past 4 years.

Now, as an objective individual, would you re-elect this Republicrat president? Well, I would hope not. Unfortunately to many of us will vote for “our” party regardless. Now of course, this is not an attempt by me to sell you the other party, because in fact, believe it or not, there are more than two people running for president, and, if none of those individuals (three in Maine) do not satisfy your needs then write-in. We really need to move beyond this two party political system in which we attempt to convince ourselves that our party is somehow so much better than the other. Especially when they fail us time and time again.

obamas budgets were voted down 97-0 in the senate and 414-0 in the house.  it appears that he couldn’t even get a single democratic vote.  how exactly is this congress; fault?

How can the practice of ‘endorsing’ a candidate be good journalism? How can we trust such a newspaper to be unbiased?
Your article describes Obama as if he’s someone desperately trying to work with congress but they won’t work with him. It is the other way around. This is a president who rammed through a massive health care takeover in a very unconventional way without one vote of the republican party.
This country is in such a mess with him at the top and all he will do is blame the previous administration.  Under Obama we are spiraling toward a financial and moral point of no return. The man is an anti colonialist and can’t stand to see America taking a strong lead in the world. He sees us as just occupying something we stole from some else. If he has his way by the end of another 4 years you will probably see a united states of Islam in the middle east and freedom fighting America will llay down it’s arms and surrender to United Nations control. We no longer will be strong and at the end of his term it will have been to late to turn back – the point of no return. You have no idea what you are really endorsing. It is simply bias blind following the blind keep the liberals in charge.

Obama should do 4 years…in jail. Has anyone even cared about what happened in Libya? Does anyone even care about how these imbeciles conducted themselves with the parents of those who died? Does anyone even care that Biden once again made a dope of himself? Does anyone even care that this community organizer has been lying? What happened to the smooth suave Obama who ran on hope and change? Compared to the one who is running like a clown now and can’t do enough to make a fool of himself with his foolish smear rhetoric? This is what you want for 4 more years? I would take Donald Duck before this guy. He is a disgrace as a leader and is so out of his league it is sad to watch. Unless you get obamaphones and obamastash. Transform America? This guy has single handidly torn us apart…oh along with his socialist dem party and marxist pals. This isn’t even going to be close because Americans have seen the hope and change for what it was worth. Obama can’t kiss enough rich folks to get what he can from them. He is a hypocrite, power hungry and a liar. Give him his teleprompter and send him back to Acorn. 

OBAMA 2012

I have never understood why any news organization, with hopes of being taken seriously, would attach their name to a political candidate.   News should be delivered as purely and honestly as possible without being filtered through an agenda of bias.  This does nothing but make that agenda even more clear to readers.  

Romney will be our next president. 
BDN You blame congress for our problems. My God Obama had total control the first two years of congress, and the Senate still hasn’t passed a budget. Keep spending money we don’t have is making what money we have worthless. Now you gave your paper endorsed your token Republican, and King is really a Dem, So endorse all the democrats and SSM and let your editorial writers have the week off.

The budget deficit is $1.25 Trillion…..the national debt is $16.2 Trillion. There is a difference between the two. 

bgd you can shuffle the comments all you want to. the people have spoken you are on the losing team. funny how you pick and chose comments in an open forum. why the people have spoken it is clear romney by a landslide. get over it you can omit the comments but not the vote do you get it yet bo is a big failure.

Your posting name should be ARCHIE BUNKER.

Fox news had the highest viewership for the last debate.  People are finally starting to wake up to the lies the other networks have been telling.

Definitely has changed 5 votes in our family.  Most likely not voting at all until more information
about Libya is released(.Hopefully, before election day.)  This travesty does not make Romney a more  qualified president. I’m trying to make sense of what happened. Words cannot express the mistrust I am feeling right now.

Shame on the BDN for endorsing Obama.  If obama wins we will all loose!!!   

This endorsement is a blatant sham.  There is a litany of reasons not to allow him back in that is so long that it would take up the space of  the, so far, 337 comments and more. He has consistantly lied starting with his “transparency” promise and posting all bills on line before signing them. He has a blank and checkered past that is still covered up by the media to this day. Let’s just touch on one item. OBAMACARE aka THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

While we were all debating the cost to our liberty due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), we were ignoring the cost to our pockets.  If there ever was a reason for bipartisan rage about this law, it should be on the twenty – yes, twenty – hidden new taxes of this law.  Making matters even more relevant is that seven of these taxes are levied on all citizens regardless of income.  Hence, Mr. Obama’s promise not to raise taxes on anyone earning less than $250,000 is just another falsehood associated with this legislation.
The first, and best known, of these seven taxes that will hit all Americans as a result of Obamacare is the Individual Mandate Tax (no longer concealed as a penalty). This provision will require a couple to pay the higher of a base tax of $1,360 per year, or 2.5% of adjusted growth income starting with lower base tax and rising to this level by 2016.  Individuals will see a base tax of $695 and families a base tax of $2,085 per year by 2016. 
Next up is the Medicine Cabinet Tax that took effect in 2011.  This tax prohibits reimbursement of expenses for over-the-counter medicine, with the lone exception of insulin, from an employee’s pre-tax dollar funded Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).  This provision hurts middle class earners particularly hard since they earn enough to actually pay federal taxes, but not enough to make this restriction negligible.
The Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Cap, which will begin in 2013, is perhaps the most hurtful provision to the middle class.  This part of the law imposes a cap of $2,500 per year (which is now unlimited) on the amount of pre-tax dollars that could be deposited into these accounts.  Why is this particularly hurtful to the middle class?  It is because funds in these accounts may be used to pay for special needs education for special needs children in the United States.  Tuition rates for this type of special education can easily exceed $14,000 per year and the use of pre-tax dollars has helped many middle income families.
Another direct hit to the middle class is the Medical Itemized Deduction Hurdle which is currently 7.5% of adjusted gross income.  This is the hurdle that must be met before medical expenses over that hurdle can be taken as a deduction on federal income taxes.  Obamacare raises this hurdle to 10% of adjusted gross income beginning in 2013.  Consider the middle class family with $80,000 of adjusted gross income and $8,000 of medical expenses.  Currently, that family can get some relief from being able to take a $2,000 deduction (7.5% X $80,000 = $6,000; $8,000 –$6,000 = $2,000).  An increase to 10% would eliminate the deduction in this example and if that family was paying a 25% federal tax rate, the real cost of that lost deduction would be $500.
The fifth new tax on the middle class, and all Americans, is the Health Savings Account (HSA) Withdrawal Tax Hike.  This provision increases the additional tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10% currently to 20% beginning in 2013.  This provision actually sets these accounts apart from Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and other tax advantaged accounts, all of which remain with a 10% early withdrawal tax.
Another regressive tax that is part of this law began in 2010 and that is the Indoor Tanning Services Tax, which places a 10% excise tax on people using tanning salons.  While some may regard this as insignificant, the broader implication is that this act of taxation is a blatant move by the federal government to control the behavior of citizens.  This provision, as does the Individual Mandate and as Justice Kennedy said during the oral arguments on the constitutionality of the law said, “….fundamentally changes the relationship between the federal government and the citizen.”
The seventh new tax that directly impacts the middle class, along with all citizens, is the Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans or the “Cadillac” Health Insurance Plan Tax.  These are plans that provide extensive coverage and that are generally fully paid for, or largely paid for, by employers.  This provision imposes a 40% excise tax on the employer-paid premium on taxpayers who are covered by such plans, beginning in 2018.  The reason it begins in 2018 is because most unionized workers are covered by plans that fall under this definition and a deferral was made to spare union members from this tax for at least a period of time.
There are thirteen other taxes that apply to businesses and that apply to high income (over $250,000 per year) households.  While these additional provisions will not impact the middle class directly, they can have serious indirect consequences for middle and low income earners.  Beginning in 2014, the Employer Mandate Tax will impose an annual non-deductible tax on employers with more than 50 employees who do not provide health insurance for their employees. 
The impact of this provision on low and middle income earners, and really all working Americans, is that employers will be confronted with three choices. The first is provide some level of health insurance, as many do today, and there would be no impact on employees.  The second choice is to pay the penalty, which would most likely be less expensive than providing health insurance, and force employees to seek their own health insurance or purchase it through federal government controlled state exchanges.  Studies have estimated that 20 million Americans will lose their employee funded health insurance as a result of this provision and employers electing this option.  The third choice is for employers to lay off employees, or not hire additional employees, because Obamacare forces them to either provide health insurance or pay the new tax. 
Another new tax, the Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers that begins in 2013, places a 2.3% excise tax on all items retailing for more than $100.  This provision will not only drive up the cost of various medical devices ranging from mobility assistance devices to personal testing supplies, but will also impact an industry that employs 360,000 people in 6,000 plants across our country.  This tax, while not a direct tax, would have significant negative impact on the middle class.
The Surtax on Investment Income for households earning $250,000 and more, beginning in 2013, will raise the Capital Gains Tax from 15% to 23.8% on investment income for these households and will raise Taxes on Dividends from 15% to 43.4% for the same households.  Aside from the impact on retired citizens dependent on dividends, this provision will pull income from the private economy.  In addition, the tax rate on Other Investment Income earned by Subchapter S Corporation (which many small business are organized as, allowing the owners to claim all business income as personal income) will rise from 35% to 43.4%.  This part of the provision would place additional pressure on small businesses resulting in more layoffs and less hiring, impacting all American workers.
All but one of the remaining new taxes in Obamacare are directed at health industry businesses and while they will not impact middle income families directly, the additional costs will most likely be passed on to the public.  The last new tax is really interesting, it is a tax on certain biofuels! 
These are the facts.  It does not matter if you support Mr. Obama and his new law or if you oppose it, the new taxes on the middle class are real and all Americans should understand their impact on their families and the economy.  Citizens, regardless of political beliefs, should recognize that Obamacare was passed with almost no sunlight shined on these middle class tax increases and need to understand that the new law was sold with the promise that there would be no new middle class taxes.  This is not partisan, it is simply the reality of politics.

what would one expect from the BDN-I will boycott all companies that advertise in your biased newspaper

BDN

Go ahead and vote for this failure of a president.  He does not know what he is doing.  If you want 4 more years of this, go ahead.  I cant believe the voters are that dumb.  But looking at past elections I see that they are.  If you say a lie often enuf these stupid voters will believe it.  Every poiltician knows that.