Why should I vote for Obama?

[Spider Jerusalem]

20. This is frankly a lot of whiny bullshit

Consider the alternative. Because you know, President McCain, had he been elected, would be far worse. So would Romney. Most of your points amount to at best naive idealism and at worst foolishness.

Afghanistan: "well I think that the US should just walk away from drawn-out conflicts and neglect our obligation to both the local government and our obligation to our allies who are also committed in the region"

Drones: "we should just ignore the Pashtun tribal warlords in Pakistan who are launching terrorist attacks against American troops across the Afghan border even though Pakistan can't or won't do anything about them"

Healthcare reform: "Obama should have pushed for single payer even though the votes were never there because I'd feel better about a noble, failed effort than the actual reform we have"

Economy: "The US economy is growing at a rate of 2% which is significantly higher than the UK or Eurozone, amid continuing global economic difficulties, and with lower unemployment, but it's just not good enough and Obama should have done more despite Republican Congressional obstructionism". (Go take a look at the rest of the world sometime. And while you're at it look at how long it took for the economy to recover after the 1929 crash.)

Waah. So don't fucking vote, then.