Undecided voters should be offended. Republicans believe that Americans care enough to see past the president’s rhetoric and judge him on his performance, not his likability. By Mr. Dick Bucci’s own admission, “The ‘Hope and Change’ posters are fading along with the employment prospects of new graduates…Republicans can chant a litany of dour outcomes such as declining home values, rising gasoline prices, flat incomes…” He’s right;
- AP reported that in 2011 nearly 53% of college graduates under the age of 25 are unemployed or underemployed.
- The Fluvanna Review reports that county homes have lost between 25% and 35% of their value (that’s tens of thousands of dollars lost for each homeowner).
- Gas prices are roughly double what they were when President Obama took office.
- Incomes are worse than flat. According to the U.S Census Bureau, family median income is at its lowest level since 1996.
The statistics are not conservative twists on data. They are non-partisan and represent the distress that real people and families face more now than before President Obama was elected. After four years (two years with Democrats in complete control), President Obama has failed to show that his ideas work. He accepts no responsibility, blaming Bush, the wars, the tsunami, Europe, Arab Spring, the oil spill and more. That, contrary to Mr. Bucci’s assessment, is not a leader. It’s a politician. The President has failed and Americans continue to suffer for it.
Mr. Bucci’s insulting description aside, Mitt Romney has experience in business, was governor of liberal Massachusetts, and possesses leadership qualities that saved the 2002 Winter Olympics. He has a plan. See it at http://www.mittromney.com/jobs.
