Category is, politics, and it is almost election day. The two candidates that are currently in the running are Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
In these last four years, Obama has helped bring the economy out of a recession that begun during the presidency of George Bush. Many people do not agree with his values or methods, but there is a lot that we can learn from Obama.
The job as president is not an easy one, but Obama has managed to make it this far. His current most debated policy, Obamacare, is showing signs that it will help Americans retire earlier because health care will be easier to get and to afford.
Candidate Romney does not completely agree with ‘Obamacare’, but if he is elected he would use parts of it as a template to go off of to create his vision of health care.
Not only will health care be cheaper, but under Obama’s term, families have been reunited as soldiers and members of the military have started to come home, and the mastermind behind Sept. 11 was defeated, making the world one step closer to a safer place.
Granted, during his term, Obama has made some choices that not even I agree with. Like supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), proposed by congress, but in the long run his goal was to protect Americans from harmful products and to ensure software companies that they make the profit they deserve.
I have full confidence that Obama can handle another term in office. He has more experience now, which will help him in the next term, and he will be able to spend more time on issues that America needs to face.
Recently, Obama has came out showing support for the Lesbain, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgendered (LGBT) community which is a big step because soon LGBT citizens could soon gain legal marriage rights in more states.
Not only will the LGBT community’s rights progress, but immigrants are getting more rights under Obama too. In the 2008 election, Obama received around 60 percent of the Hispanic-American votes. This leads to show that a minority president gives other minorities hope that they can make it in America.
With the 60 percent of the Hispanic-American vote this also shows that immigrants are going through the proper stages to become a citizen, and that is going to help the economy.
Throughout Obama’s first term, he has helped the economy and gave hope to people that had none. If Obama is elected for a second term, who knows what would be achieved in the next four years.