老美看大選； 為什麼羅姆尼會敗選？

文/老美羅傑   翻譯/丹奇

（2012年9月18日）

總統大選還有60天就要揭曉了—民調雖然顯示兩人距離很近。但是大局已定，遠非幾個數字能夠說明問題。

羅姆尼贏不了。他不能贏！ 雖然我相信他是一個了不起的父親，丈夫和鄰居。他的政治和公共形象很糟糕很軟弱。 他的立場自從1994年開始已經多次改變。那年他在麻州與愛德華肯尼迪競選參議員。1994年羅姆尼說他支持婦女獲取合法墮胎的生育選擇權。但是，現在，他“支持生命”反對墮胎。他過去聲明過他比肯尼迪更多為“自由派”， 他那時支持同性戀權利，支持同性戀結婚。現在，他不支持了。

在他自己的稅表問題上，他只提供了兩年的稅表。其他候選人提供了至少6年稅表。總統奧巴馬提供了10年的！ 他的副總統搭檔保爾萊恩， 為了這個副總統職位，不得不向羅姆尼競選總部提供了多於2年的稅表進行調查。所以，羅姆尼的問題是—你可以要你的副手搭檔提供更多的稅表，你怎麼想美國人民是否有權也這麼要求呢？

羅姆尼先生的美國政策不可能起作用—他所做的就是把里根總統起30年以來共和黨用過的無用的政策重新編織一下。了無新意。

我有種感覺，羅姆尼想當總統只是因為他自己認為“該他”當總統。他就是想當總統。我在他身上沒有看到要改變世界的激情和動力。看上去他只想維持現狀，保持超級富翁們的現狀或讓他們更好。

羅姆尼和萊恩先生說，他們為美國做了一個計劃---但是，我們不能知道這個計劃，必須等到他們當選之後。照這麼說，某種程度上，聽起來就像一個賣舊車的銷售員跟我說，（那車多少錢？ 哦，你要在我答應買車後才告訴我？）這根本就不公平嗎。這就有點像去面談一份工作，你想知道你的工資和福利待遇是多少，但是你的雇主告訴你，“別擔心，只要來上班就可以了，你會喜歡的！”

羅姆尼和萊恩先生關於總統政策說了謊。我明白什麼是“圓滑”，但是，在某件事情上圓滑和徹頭徹尾地謊言之間是有區別的。羅姆尼說了謊，我不相信他。

美國最偉大的事情就是投票選總統。每一方都在競選。其實就是給雙方搭建一個讓美國人民一個月又一個月地對候選人面談，然後投票人下決心選聘一個人來擔任這個全世界最高的位置，一個我們在未來四年可以把我們的經濟，政策，安全而信任交託的人。

我們的選民將選擇我們未來的領袖。我要為留住我們現有的這個總統投票。他雖然不完美，但我相信他說的：他將會竭盡全力為所有的美國人服務。至於羅姆尼先生我真的不知道他的主張，似乎會定期更改。我不喜歡他不給美國人民審查他至少 5 年的報稅表。對於他說要奉行的政策，有些方面我並不喜歡他的立場 （考慮到他以前支持過另一方）。我認為大多數的美國人選舉日會同意我的選擇，奧巴馬總統將會贏得第二個任期。

Why Mitt Romney Will Lose

THE ELECTION

By John Milton, 9/18/2012

The Presidential election is less than 60 days away – and while the polls show a close race the outcome is more assured than the numbers suggest.

Mitt Romney will not win. He can not win. Why? Although I’m sure he is a wonderful father, husband and neighbor his politics and public persona are wrong and weak. He has changed his positions many times since 1994 when he tried to beat Senator Edward Kennedy in the Massachussets Senate race in that same year. In 1994 Romney said he was “pro choice” for womens reproductive choices to get a legal abortion. But, now he is “pro life”.  He stated back then that he was more “liberal” than Kennedy was. That he was more “pro gay rights” and he was for “gay marriage”. Now, he’s not.

On his own Taxes he has only put forth 2 years while other candidates have put forth at least 6 years, and President Obama has put out 10 years ! His own Vice President running mate, Paul Ryan, had to provide the Romney campaign more than 2 years of tax returns to be vetted for the job as Vice President. So, the question for Romney is – you’re ok that you can ask more from Paul Ryan than what you think the American people deserve?

Mr. Romney’s policies for America won’t work – all he has done is refabricate the old useless policies the GOP has used for the past 30 years since Reagan became President.

I get the feeling that Romney wants to be President because he thinks he is “entitled” to it. He just wants to be President. I don’t see in him a “passion” or “drive” to change the world. It appears he just wants to maintain the status quo and keep things the same or better for the hyper wealthy.

Mr. Romney, and Mr. Ryan, say they have a “plan” for America – but we don’t get to know what it is until AFTER they are elected. Now, for some reason that sounds like a used car salesman to me ( how much is that car? Oh, you’ll tell me after I say I want it?)? That doesn’t seem fair. It’s a little bit like interviewing for a job and you want to know your salary and benefits package but your employer says to you “don’t worry about it, just come to work and you’ll like it .

Mr. Romney and Ryan have lied about what the Presidents policies are. Now, I understand “spin” but there is a difference between putting a “spin” on something and an outright lie. Romney is lying. I can’t trust the man.

The great thing about America is voting for President. Each side has a campaign and it’s basically set up for them to be “interviewed” by the America people for months and months while the voters make up their mind who they want to “hire” for this highest of positions in the entire world, a person we will trust the next 4 years to for our economics, policy, safety and security.

We as voters will choose our next leader. I vote to keep the one we already have. He’s not perfect but I do believe him when he says he will do  his best for ALL Americans. As for Mr. Romney I really don’t know what he stands for, it seems to change regularly. I don’t like that he won’t put at least 5 years of tax returns out for American review. Of some of the policies he has said he would pursue I don’t like his stand ( considering that he use to support the other side ). I think a majority of Americans will agree  with me on election day and President Obama will earn a second term.