[Hoot Gibson]

Now who is condemning? Just a bit hypocritical.

Not hypocritical at all. Elected officials should be judged on results not on good intentions. You said that you don't believe in being critical of anybody for doing what they believe is right. I never doubted that Jimmy Carter did what he thought was right when he was president but good intentions does not make up for poor performance. I am less inclined to believe that Obama believes that what he has done during his first term is right - but that is really irrelevant - what counts are the consequences of his actions. His war on fossil fuels has already hit our economy hard but it is doing a tremendous amount of long term damage.

IMO, Obama has shown a blatant disregard for the U.S. Constitution in signing laws like Obamacare into law. As you rightly pointed out, the Constitution does provide checks and balances on the power of each of the three branches - but an arrogant, politically ambitious president can wreak havoc on the system when his party also controls Congress.

You also stated that you would hate to see one party gain control of all three branches of government. If Obama is elected to a second term, there is a very good chance that will happen at some point during his presidency. He is one Supreme Court appointment away from tilting the Supreme Court sharply to the left.

Do you actually believe that a president who has presided over the largest single term increase in the national debt deserves a second term? What would a failed first term have looked like, in your opinion?