{"id":31153,"date":"2012-11-05T23:30:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T06:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/05\/who-to-vote-for-as-president-the-long-game.html"},"modified":"2012-11-06T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T16:36:46","slug":"who-to-vote-for-as-president-the-long-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/05\/who-to-vote-for-as-president-the-long-game.html","title":{"rendered":"Who to vote for as President – the Long Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presidents affect things in the Now. If they are lucky, their agenda lives a few years past their term, referred to in (one hopes) nostalgic or precedent-setting ways, but utterly at the whim of the new incumbant, of whichever party.<\/p>\n

But one thing a president can do that will live long after him — court appointments, especially to the US Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Romney has Robert Bork as a chief judicial advisor, and has said that he will turn to Bork when it comes to justice selections. \u00a0He's declared he's looking for justices in the mold of Thomas, Alito and Roberts.<\/p>\n

If there was nothing else, that, in itself, would be sufficient to cause me to cast my vote (and donate money) for Obama.<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>George Wiman<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Guy Kawasaki<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Mon05) I voted for Barack Obama because nothing is more important to me than the preservation and expansion of the rights of my daughter. While I don\u2019t believe that any president can fix the economy or ensure the safety of 285 diplomatic facilities 24 x 7 x 365, I do believe that a president can change the composition of the Supreme Court and reduce the rights of my daughter.
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My father was a state senator in Hawaii, and I saw him stand up for what he believed in\u2014including when it cost him his reelection. I\u2019m now fifty-eight years old, and it\u2019s time to follow his most -xcellent example.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m thankful that I live in a country where people can disagree on politics but still come together when it matters. At the very least we can agree to disagree. No matter who you support, cast your vote, and let's get to work because we have lots to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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President Barack Obama walks down the Colonnade with his arms around daughters Malia and Sasha, right 3\/5\/09. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza<\/span><\/p>\n

Google+:<\/strong> View post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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