During the debate Romney offered many specifics. Obama did not.

I wish Obama would provide specifics. The only specifics I have heard from Obama is that bin laden is dead and Bush is to blame for the mess. The other specifics he promised he did not deliver upon. Closing Guantanamo is one he promised, but it is still open. There are a lot of other promises he made that are not fulfilled.

In his 4 years he has not delivered on his promises, including the one that said if he couldn't get it done in 3 years he would be a one term president. Maybe he can deliver on that promise.

He campaigned on Hope and Change. We still hope things will be better and we have seen a change for the worse. All we hear is that Bush is to blame. What? Was Obama surprised when he got into office? He didn't know about the debt that he so vehemently opposed as a Senator and candidate and then suddenly embraced as a president?

Candidates don't offer specifics before they are elected for many reasons. One is that they do not have control over much of what they would like to do. Plus, broadcasting ahead of time does not lend itself to compromise later.

Obama cannot create jobs although he promised. Romney cannot create jobs. Only demand from customers can create jobs. The government can only create an environment to help foster demand for American products. That means if consumers have more money to spend that can help stimulate demand. Raising taxes takes money out of the economy and crushes demand. Especially when people are worried about their jobs.

The clearest difference between Obama and Romney is their vision for America and the future. Romney sees a smaller, less interfering government. Obama sees a larger, more involved government.

Personally, I don't want a government telling me what I can and can't do. If I want to give my money away I want the right to choose to whom that money goes. I don't need the government's help in redistributing my income. I can do that on my own, thank you very much.

Carla,
When you vote for Obama and get 4 more years of this, I hope that meets your needs.

Oddly enough, despite your protests about jobs being shipped overseas, I suspect that you buy the products that were once made here. isn't that a bit duplicitous?

When Obama stops Boeing from putting NEW jobs (not relocated or replacement jobs) but NEW jobs in a right to work state and makes Boeing put the jobs in a union state that does not bode well for the next time Boeing wants to build a plant. At that point, it would make sense to take the plant off shore. That is the government chasing the jobs away. They want to do the same with Gibson guitar in buying wood from India. Obama wants the wood processed in India which creates jobs there, not in Nashville. That takes away the jobs in Nashville. Both of these examples are the truth. Obama talks a good game, but without his teleprompter and an adoring press, he is not as good as he thinks he is. I wish he was better. I wish he had solved the problems he inherited. He didn't. He has to go.

It is not about me individually deciding if I buy China or US products! It is about our government making tools available to the society to progress.
Republicans for 8 years asked US citizens on TV to go shop China "sht" what would we expect to be left with???
TOOK 8 YEARS TO DESTROY USA ECONOMY. GIVE THE SAME TIME TO BE FIXED. THE UNEMPLOYMENT IS LOWER AND THE USA CONFIDENCE IS BACK.
Republicans drove us to the bottom! Remember Romney and his despise for 47% of the population! AND HE SAYING IS GOING TO CUT TAX ON RICH! HE HAS NOT PRESENTED SPECIFICS ON HIS TAX PLANS. WHAT HE PRESENTED IN THE 1ST DEBATE IS EXACTLY WHAT OBAMA HAS BEEN DOING!
ROMNEY FLIP-FLOP PINOCCHIO! For him, the truth has very little significance in the campaign.

With everything that is going on you are offended that someone MAY have been dismissive to the moderator? Are you kidding me? Aren't there more important things to discuss?

All politicians are dismissive at different times. Obama has been dismissive. Biden has been. Al Sharpton has been dismissive. So what???

And please, stop blaming Bush. Yes, he was a bad president. We elected Obama to fix what Bush created, not make it worse. Unfortunately for us, Obama made it worse. He was not as transparent as he promised, he did not close Guantanamo, did not bring the parties together. The seas continued to rise and the planet did not heal.

We need solutions. We don't have time to play the blame game. We don't have that kind of luxury anymore because the government has squandered the time and the money away. We are in big trouble. We need a leader who can take us out of the mess that was created and then made worse.

Stop blaming Bush?? Romney is another Bush coming! Obama is not worse, he is excellent; look at the UNEMPLOYMENT now, it is DOWN!
Took Republicans 8 years to destroy the country and Obama is to be given 3 ½ years to fix the whole mess created? IT IS NOT FAIR! Obama didn’t bring the parties together because Republicans and Tea Party are the parties of “NO NO” and as we remember well, Republican Speaker John Boehner said was his job to make sure that Obama would be an 1 term President. Republicans are united to destroy this President – as never before w/ any - because they do not accept a black man in the presidency; bunch of racists and radicals!
If we own the country to China is because we put 2 wars on the credit card…and I remember Bush on TV asking us to go out and shop and shop...shop what China products? They are the ones that sent jobs to China! The ones that de-regulated the banks and send money oversea… Romney if elected will be the 1st President with money in Switzerland.
Just remember took Republicans 8 years to destroy USA, Democrats need the same time to fix it AGAIN, as Clinton DID!

You are right, Bush ruined much of the economy. Was that a surprise to Obama when he took office? He certainly didn't have a plan that worked. The stimulus was a disaster. The count of jobs was highly corrupt and inaccurate. I know that from first hand experience and how they created jobs here in Chicago for 10 months and then brought in different people for the same jobs and to do the same thing for another 10 months and counted the jobs twice. That didn't keep anyone working for longer than 10 months. What kind of plan is that? Pretty lame....

Answering Gregg above, "Was that a surprise to Obama when he took office? ", if stimulus didn't take place you and I wouldn't be here talking. We would be without the money that our employer deposit in the bank. The banks without money wouldn't have a way to honor their obligations to our money (worker middle class); the money with had put there would have disappeared!
If there are jobs not created it is because these position do not exist anymore; some will never come back! We didn't invest in education! Don't we have many outdated employees? How long don't you sit in a classroom Gregg ?? DO NOT EXPECT THE GOVERNMENT TO CREATE JOBS FOR THE ONES THAT DO NOT LIKE UPDATING! These jobs were already shipped to China by Republicans!

Yes I understand it, but I also understand that took Republicans 8 years to destroy USA economy with their strict mentality of enrich the rich and ship jobs oversea...and we CANNOT expect Democrats to fix the economy in 3 1/2 years!! How dare, how cynic are the Republicans!