Romney has served his country, his church & his family for decades

To the editor,

Why Mitt Romney? The Republican National Convention and the Democrat National Convention are behind us. I am pretty happy about that!

I don't know about you, but I do get tired of hearing the blame that continues to be tossed around, and I get tired of the pointing fingers. It would seem as though the adult thing to do would be to take responsibility for what we have done as a nation and move forward. The more complaining and whining there is, the more time is wasted — would you agree?

We have a big job before us. I suggest that instead of focusing on trying to solve the many problems our nation faces, let's decide what we want and work toward that. Once we know what we want for our families and our country, then we can pick the candidate we feel will get that accomplished. Does that make sense?

I know what I want. • A balanced Budget • A strong military • Jobs that pay enough to support families — and lots of them! • Reasonably priced higher education • A competitive market for health insurance companies (let them cross state lines and then the market will drive the price down) • Independence from foreign oil • Term limits for Congress — and they no longer get to vote themselves a raise, they have to get that approved by us! • Photo ID requirement to vote • Repeal of ObamaCare — I am of the opinion that we should not be forced by the government to buy something we do not want.

As someone who is self-employed, I carry my own health insurance because I choose to. I would like the freedom to choose not to and take that risk if I so desire.

Those are some of the basic things that I personally want. Now, who of the two candidates do I think will be able to get this job done? Mitt Romney.

Why Mitt Romney? His experience in business will serve our country well. He has experience working across party lines and uniting two different sides so that they can work together. I have not seen that with our current president. What I have seen from President Obama is someone who is stubborn and unwilling to compromise. He has been unable to get Republicans to compromise — so the final results is that he has not been successful in governing. There was talk at the Democratic National Convention about how President Obama listens to the American people and stands up for them — the "average American". I don't believe it for a minute. The majority of "average Americans" did NOT want ObamaCare. We didn't want it. We screamed loudly and clearly that we didn't want it. We made a lot of noise about it. Both Democrats and Republicans. And, he didn't listen.

Governor Romney's character is impeccable. Whether someone likes him or not, you cannot take away from the fact that he has served his country, his church and his family for decades — many of those years without monetary compensation. He gives generously — both with his time and his money. Whether you agree with him or not, that speaks volumes about his character. I would encourage you to make a list of what you want and then take a look at which candidate will most likely get the job done. For me — I'll be voting early and my vote will be for Mitt.

Robin Felch

Center Harbor