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Thanks to Belle News for this timely picture of Romney and Obama.
Are you planning something today? A party? A wedding? I’ll be talking here about the benefits of discussing your options, when you’re planning anything (especially planning wedding or party music).
My point is the more you discuss your options, the more easily you’ll learn to make the best choice.
But first, a story.
I believe we’re witnessing an important political debate, whatever you think about each candidate, and whatever the outcome of their current campaigns.
But I’m not about to discuss their respective policies here. Politics aside, Romney and Obama also remind me about an important lesson.
It’s this: When it comes to planning practically anything (especially planning wedding or party music), I’ve found that the more you discuss the choices, the more you learn to clarify all your options.
And the more you learn to clarify your options, the more easily you can make a wise decision.
Let’s hope Romney and Obama learn a lot. Things look pretty fuzzy and uncertain right now.
Are you paying much attention to the Romney and Obama Show? Have you already decided how you’ll vote, or are you still on the fence, waiting for each man to elaborate his positions?
Personally, I’m still waiting, and I’m grateful they’re still at it so furiously. Because as each man replies to his opponent’s comments from the day before, I’m noticing that every day they state their positions more forcefully, with less ambiguity. They’re learning from each other’s critiques, and from their own mistakes in more than a few cases.
In my opinion, they still have a long way to go before we can understand what they’re likely to do with the power they seek. But it’s very revealing to watch them learn from each other. Especially learning what the voters are concerned about and what they’re moved by, where to take a stand, what to say, and how to say it.
In the same way, as I help people planning their wedding and party music, I encourage them to discuss their options. Whether they’re brides-and-grooms or a company’s committee of party planners, we’ll explore the pros and cons for their choices.
Sometimes the choices hardly matter. But often, some of the musical choices will be important highlights for the festivities. For these choices, rather than simply accept the first unexamined notion that comes to mind, we dig down to clarify the reasons why each option matters. What special music best fits the occasion? Who has a favorite song?
Planning their music, we don’t engage in hard-fought debates, like Romney and Obama, but we’re always discussing options and learning from each other. Ultimately, this makes the final decisions easy.
YOUR turn. How do YOU clarify choices for deciding anything?
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I agree with the point of your post, as far as clarifying your position and stating it. However, to say that Romney hasn’t been clear, I’m pretty surprised. Tax cuts for his rich friends and more taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year. By the way, he has referred to people making $250,000 a year as “the middle class.” Seems pretty clear to me.
Thanks, Amethyst. Glad you agree with my main point, and I wonder about the question you raise. More taxes on those of us earning less than $250K?
You know, most voters earn significantly less than $250K, so why would they support raising their own taxes? Romney would have a steep uphill climb trying to have congress pass that policy, so why is he proposing it?
Several possible answers come to my mind, and none of them involve literally passing that policy. But what if such a policy would actually stimulate so much economic growth that everyone (and not just the wealthy) would benefit?
Seems unlikely, but what if it does? George Bush and his friends managed to persuade significant decision-makers to invade Iraq. How unlikely was THAT?
I think talk is cheap so far in this campaign. No one is actually making promises. Both men are just jockeying for position on a dozen or so issues they think the voters care about.
As I see it, neither Romney nor Obama has been very clear so far. They’re being deliberately vague, just trying to hit our “hot” buttons, to discover what platitudes will work for them.
Actually, I think both of them have very little chance of getting any policy passed into law, unless it pleases the people who elect senators and representatives.
Does any of this make sense? Or am I just being too cynical?