So far I have tried to stay away from many of the political thoughts I harbor. I think though that most of you who can read between the lines can sense that I have been a pretty solid Obama supporter. I want to do a post before the election on some of the reasons I have for this. Keep in mind that one of the reasons I have done these post is for the purpose of having some record of all of the medical events of late. There is no secret that the health concerns that we have now take on our greatest concerns. At the same time it is hard to ignore the rest of life and for me I have always maintained an interest in what is happening on the national scene.
So I have a few thoughts. Here they are. The first one is this. I think that if Romney were to win I could accept him as our President. I think he is a fine man. I think he is smart and I have thought that if he is elected I will be able to follow his leadership. I think he is deep down inside a liberal thinker who has had to alter his position to appeal to voters. If he is elected it is my hope that the country can unify behind his leadership and that we can put behind us the polarized nature we now have. It seems to me that since Obama was elected that the opposition has been on a non stop mission to make sure he is not reelected. As I view these events I often think that the nature of the opposition has the look of being quite unfair and one sided. I notice a few more grey hairs on the head of our president. I have noticed this also on presidents who have gone before him, so I am thinking it comes with the territory. I wonder sometimes if some of this has behind it some hints of dark racial history of which we are all victims in our country. Nobody ever dares say that, but let me put it out there. I would not state my feelings accurately if I did not put this out.
One thing that I have never questioned is that our existing president will win this election. A fine family, a scandal free support staff, fine skills with words, solid thinking skills, fine support in the global community, and a deep compassion for the average American on both the rich and the poor side. I am very surprised that people are saying this is going to be all that close. In my life I have not encountered a person who has done a better job in this position. I have never really understood the people who oppose him so passionately. It seems to me that some sort of deep seated hatred exist and I just do not get it. I opened this post with the statement that there are some things about Romney that I also like. But there are a lot of other things I like more about the person I will vote for in the morning.
Let me tell you a story. Many years ago my first job was at the Country Club of Lansing. The governors mansion was located on the border of that course. At that time George Romney was the governor and for exercise he would come over and play nine holes with 3 golf balls. I was about 14 years old. One time he had with him his son. I do not remember it all that well but now I wonder now if that son was Mitt. So if he does get elected at least I can can say I met the guy. By the way what a name. So we have the choice between a guy who's first name sounds like a baseball glove and a guy who's name sounds like a guy from a far away place. Only in America. Deep down I think this is what makes this a great place. God grant me the insight to accept and support the outcome in whatever path it may take. It is going to be interesting.
Stan the Man
