Opinion
Romney vs Obama: Why the Pot Should Never Call the Kettle Black
By Ryan Elcock
If you have been following the US 2012 election, you will agree that this one has been the most contentious since the Bush-Gore debacle in 2000. Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney appear to be in a statistical tie with Obama having a slight edge in the polls, although Romney was starting to gain some ground until Hurricane Sandy hit America.
I have been following this election with great interest due to the fact that the Republicans have a desire to bring down Obama either by hook or by crook and attribute all the ills befalling America to his term in office. Never before have I seen such a desire to make up lies and create false hoods about the man’s heritage, faith, character and intellectual capabilities in order to bring him down.
In fact, one illustrious business man (and I use the term ‘illustrious’ loosely), Donald Trump, has tried to discredit Obama at every turn and has gone so far as to state that Obama is the least transparent and least trustworthy of all the presidents that has gone before him.
How ironic is it that Donald Trump is declaring Obama the least transparent when he refused to let people see his financial records determining his status as a billionaire during his run for the republican nomination in his bid to become president? But then again, Donald Trump has always had a well-ventilated Manhattan condo with all the stones he throws but I digress.
But of all the Obama naysayers, none has been more vocal than his opponent, Mitt Romney. Romney has portrayed himself as the White Knight who will save the United States from economic oblivion and bring the country back to prosperity. Although there is no denying Romney’s business acumen or his successful handling of the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, his ability to run the country is what I question.
While Romney presents himself as a man who has what it takes to run the country and appears to have that “presidential look” – I guess that means white, tall and a full head of hair – his history in the political arena is questionable along with his motives for being president.
Romney was quick to criticize Obama’s performance in handling the economy during his first term as President, but if you take a look at his record as Governor of Massachusetts, his overall record was not as stellar as he would like us all to believe.
