The official swellinfo 2012 presidential poll

ugh, please no

 

I'm not trying to say you guys should turn into one issue voters or anything, but the major political parties' track records on environmental issues is pretty horrible -- Republicans are worse than Democrats, but not by much -- AKA if you love the ocean, don't vote for any of these fools.

I realize, however, that many of us have to turn our backs on some of our ideals when we step into the voters' booth, so that means we have a lot of work to do after the election is over to hold officials accountable for the damage they're doing to the natural world.

 

Do not be fooled into thinking your vote matters at all. The pockets of the major corporations write legislation not presidents or voters. Obama is an outspoken environmentalist (or at least he was when he was running 4 years ago) yet his administration has done more to hurt the environment than the Bush administration. The only change any of us can affect is on a local level.

 

Eric Cartman!!!!

 

Stay Above the Weather for President!

 

I would like to nominate Wallysurfr

 

If you want obama to lose then vote Romney. (my mind is telling me Romney)

If you want the country to get back on track vote Paul. (my heart is with Paul)

Although not a huge fan, I think Romney is the only chance to dethrone Obama. Romney's a moderate...appeals to both sides, especially independents.

 

The more I look closely at their respective records in office (setting aside campaign rhetoric, which is 100 percent B.S.) the less I can detect any difference whatsoever between Obama and Romney.

 

100% Agree!

 

Wally. U'd be a fool to accept. You would get an ulcer in two months and random people would hate on u until u died...

 

Good point.... but you might wanna look a little closer at Obama's record. The media failed to do it's due diligence on this guy, Obama. He's a clown with no real experience prior to becoming President. Smoke and Mirrors and a liberal media in the tank for you....recipe for success.

Again, don't get me wrong...Romney's a RINO if there ever was one. As all elections are, it's a matter of picking the lesser of two evils.

 

Could you please add your name to the poll?

 

I Nominate Gruvi!

 

YES!!! GRUVI!!! all our problems would be solved with a man like Gruvi in office!!!

 

totally agree- I don't know how anyone could vote for him again...

 

I'm gratified that the religious zealots don't seem to have any traction amongst the swellinfo crowd. That being said, I'll be voting for the intelligent one.

 

You obviously haven't been paying attention. Obama has equalled or surpassed Bush in environmental deregulation (which is a complete non sequitur seeing that much "regulation" is actually just ideologically based *feel good* nonsense that is conjured, bred and passed with little introspect into the future unintended consequences of said regulations. See OBX National Parks service's record and the Magnuson Stevens Act {even thought that was signed by Bush but now progressed by leaps and bounds due to Obama's appointment of Jane Lubchenko to NOAA} as prime examples). Not to mention Obama's preference to giving NGO's more power to set rigid ultimatums in legislation with no real culpability or oversight.

"The mess Bush left behind.": A complete hyperbole direct from the Democratic Kool Aid mill. Look, politics and recent American History DID NOT START WITH BUSH, contrary to general Dem belief. You need to go back to at least Carter to even begin to see the big picture of our economic problems of today.

"...the mess he had to clean up and got blamed for." Umm, I do believe Obama will go into history as one of the most divisive and buck-passing president in our recent history. You can't go around making excuses left and right then turn around and take wholesale credit for something like getting Osama Bin Laden.

There is nothing *fresh,* *successful,* or *changey* (or any other feel-good word the pr mill decides to ascribe to Obama) about Obama's approach. Most is just politics as usual, a lot of which is merely Chicago-style buddy-buddy cronyism (ie the second round of bailouts, push for "shovel ready" infrastructure projects and federal intervention into private enterprises like Boeing's decision to expand into South Carolina getting shot down).

I'm not saying any of the Repub. candidates necessarily offer a stark contrast (except maybe Paul) to American politics-as-usual. But if you truly believe that Obama has been and will continue to be a "good" President, I have this new color of lipstick you can try out on that pig of yours.