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I can't tell if you're trolling or just really, really angry.

Personally, I think that both Obama and Romney are good people at heart, and believe what they're doing is right. However, I don't really want to vote for either of them.

People have opinions, and Romney is entitled to his opinions just like anyone else. Same goes for Romney voters, Obama voters, and Obama himself. We all have the right to an opinion.

If someone does not agree with you, that does not make them stupid. That's something a lot of you people on this "US Presidential Election" forum need to understand.

Well, I wouldn't worry about the abortion issue. The president can't just say "Alright, abortion is now illegal!". It has to go through the checks and balances system. Trust me, something like that will not pass.

He's homophobic? I wouldn't say homophobic, but I know what you mean. Anyway, a lot of people are 'homophobic', especially people around his age. He doesn't approve of gay marriage? That's his opinion. There's nothing he can do to hurt gays. It can only get better for them from here, really. (I'm for gay marriage, if that means anything to you. Fiscally conservative, socially liberal.)

Sometimes you have to think about the big picture before you think about the social issues. I don't want abortion to be illegal and I want gays to have the same rights that straights do in regards to marriage and all, but I feel like we need to think about the economy first. In that regard, it really does depend on who you, personally think is best for the economy. Romney or Obama?

In addition, if someone is very conservative and does not feel comfortable with gay marriage or keeping abortion legal, that doesn't make them a bad person. They could be a very good person at heart. My mom is like that, she's a really nice person overall and accepts gays as people. She doesn't think they're bad, she just doesn't think they should get married. I don't agree with her, but that's her opinion, and I can't change her mind, so whatever. XD

Edit: Also, how is he attacking women's rights? If you're talking about abortion, I understand what you mean, otherwise ... I have no idea what you're talking about. If you're talking about the contraceptive thing and how he wants to make them illegal, that isn't true.

Well, the economy won't get better if we don't try to fix it. If we don't try to fix it now, things will get worse, and we can't afford to let that happen (literally and figuratively).

Equal rights is ... a different kind of issue. Discrimination of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc is just wrong. You're right when you say the economy won't get better for a while in the sense that it will take time to fix it. The thing is, equal rights is something that also takes time to aquire, which is why it's better (in my opinion, anyway) to focus on things like the economy before we do anything else.

Edit: Most of the people who do not agree with gay marriage, for example, are older people. Hence why it will take time. Social issues =/= economic issues. They both require a different sort of fix. Equality can be achieved if people want it. Economic balance can be achieved if we have the right systems put in place. Social issues are resolved naturally through ideology, economic issues are not.

Most are also overlooking that homosexual 'rights' are a state issue for quite a while before it becomes a federal issue.

Thank you , finally somebody as common sense heart