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Friday, June 15, 2012

TO REASON METHODICALLY

Here is a word that I had never heard before, yet it covers so much that I have been thinking about many voters who lack the ability. 

ratiocinate

PRONUNCIATION:
(rash-ee-OS-uh-nayt, rat-ee-) []

MEANING:
verb intr.: To reason, especially in a methodical manner.

When I hear people criticize Obama and say they will not vote for him, it is apparent they do not clearly see that the alternatives will be so much worse.  If they vote for a Libertarian (or any other choice on the ballot not a major party) they might as well just toss the vote away because there will not be enough votes to elect the candidate.  If they vote for Romney we will be back to Norquist and Wall St. ruining the country further. It appalls me that people do not see beyond their prejudices, conning, lies they have been told, nor do they pay attention to the facts about history, economics, statistics and all the information available to them which contradicts what Romney is being taught to say which has no bearing on a presidency by him.

Candidates will promise the moon, such as Romney's promises, have no hope of being realized.  When the Bishops of the Catholic church back the nuns who are traveling all over the country to denounce Ryan's budget as totally economically destructive to the middle class and outside Catholic teaching, what in the world can they be thinking?  Or are they capable of seeing other than their fears and the bright future being painted by image creators (not job creators).