Election Day 2012

 Finally, it's election day. This should put an end to the political ads , the finger pointing, and the rest of the name calling. Personally, I don't know why anyone would want the job. You're limited by Congress but also blamed by Congress for not "fixing things". You're judged by the public, mainly on hearsay, not facts. You receive advice from your Cabinet and military leaders. If this advice is misleading, you're the bad guy. Why would anyone want to be in that position? The thing that I find most disturbing is the finger pointing. This country didn't break in the last four years. It's been breaking slowly many years. In 2008, under Republican leadership, our economy tanked. There is no quick fix. In 1993, under Democratic leadership, NAFTA was ratified and jobs fled America like rats on a ship. Many common factory jobs don't exist here anymore and they didn't disappear in just the last 4 years. The cost of living in the USA forces wages higher so manufacturers look for cheaper ways to produce their product. Some go overseas and some go out of business. Technology has replaced as many jobs as anything else. Machines have replaced people in all aspects of life, even at home. Machines don't require breaks, days off, sick days, or vacations. Machines don't complain, they don't search for short cuts, and they don't sue their boss for their own careless stupidity. But , go ahead and blame the President because things aren't like you want them. Elect a new President because he says he'll make things better. I side with Ebenezer Scrooge and say " BAH HUM BUG". The system is maintained by the rich and for the rich, and they don't see any need for change. President Obama stands for and with the common man, the middle class, and the poor. I for one hope that the country stands with him today. He's not perfect, but he doesn't hide from his responsibility either. His religious beliefs have never interfered with his job. He can't change his parents and neither can we. We are what we were born. I don't see him as a black man, nor do I see him as a white man. I don't see him as Muslim or Christian. I see him as a human being trying to do a thankless job.