Voting for President

Before voting for President, I remind myself of several related matters.  (1) Of the 44 Presidents elected in the United States, 44 of them have been supporters of capitalism. That happens because this is a capitalist country with voters who prefer capitalism. Our next President will be a supporter of capitalism. Those surprised that President Obama supported capitalism might want to read more American political history.  (2) In examining the candidates for President, I start by eliminating those who have no chance to win.  I refuse to cast symbolic votes for losers when people will live or die by the outcome. For example, the elevation of George W. Bush to the Presidency doomed many Iraqis. (3) It is true that my state will support President Obama whether I vote or not, but if I am going to participate in the system at all, I intend to do the right thing. (4) I will vote for the viable candidate who will do the least harm to others. 

Sometimes this process yields three viable candidates to consider, but this time it produced only two, Barack Obama and Mute Romney. One of them will be our next President. I'm going to rate them both in ten areas.

1. Ability to Resist Sociopathic Tendencies

Obama seems good in this area despite being aloof and ungrateful for his support from the Left. I'm going to give him an 8.  Mute Romney likes to fire people and has little to no empathy for dogs or men, but he hasn't murdered anyone or beaten his charmless obedient wife. I'll give him a 2.

2.  Approves of Torturing Prisoners

Obama has banned some forms of torture: 5 points. Romney has vowed to restore the right to torture if he is elected. But he probably won't use the rack: 1 point.

3. Expertise in Foreign Policy

Obama has restored fairly good relations with our former allies, and he is acceptable to Russia and China. Mute Romney likes to insult China and Russia. He is familiar with Swiss bank accounts, Cayman Island mail drops, bets on the Irish sweepstakes and the taste of eel sushi. Around foreigners Mute likes to talk with a gold spoon in his mouth. Obama 6, Romney 1. 

4. Thirst for Wars 

While Obama has ended the war against Iraq and will end the war against Afghanistan, he continues the policy of interfering militarily in the Middle East. Mute Romney is fervently calling for an attack on Iran. Obama 4, Romney 0.

5.  Health Care/Women's Rights

ObamaCare, while it isn't Medicare or single payer,  has saved thousands of lives, and the President supports a woman's right to choose. Romney is very strongly committed to forcing women to bear unwanted children and to repealing ObamaCare while reintroducing--he lies--the parts he knows are popular. Romney lies and lies. On this issue, Romney is probably best compared to a hot sack of wet chicken droppings.  Obama 6, Romney 0.

6.  Gay Rights

Obama integrated gays into the armed forces and now supports gay marriage. Romney's position is unclear, but his church, in which he is a bishop, leads the attacks on gay rights.   Obama 9, Romney 0.

7. Supreme Court Appointments

Obama likes centrist women. Romney will appoint delusional males struggling with their sexual identity. Obama 7, Romney 1.

8. Latinos and Undocumented Workers

President Obama has deported many Latinos (and few Irish), but he has also made it legal for some young Latinos who grew up in this country to establish residence. He's looking for a humane solution. Mute Romney distinguished himself  recently with a plan to make Latinos so desperate that they "self deport." Obama 6, Romney 2.

9.  Voter Suppression

Romney's party has passed many laws to suppress the votes of people of color, young people, and poor people, all of whom tend to vote Democratic. Obama encourages people to vote. Obama 10, Romney 0.

10.  Taxation and the economy

Not much is at stake here. Romney's plan is to cut the taxes of the top 1% while raising taxes on the middle class. The effect would be to tip much of the world into another Great Depression. Obama's plan is to increase taxes on the top 1% and cut the deficit. Obama 6, Romney 0.  Romney is an economic drooling idiot. He drools all the way down his red tie.

Totals: Obama 67, Romney, 7

This race turned out be much closer than I anticipated, but I do have to pick a winner, and it will be President Obama, although he is not a revolutionary.