“Obama for president”:

The most troubling aspect of Romney’s candidacy is that we still don’t know what his principles are. Is he the relatively moderate Republican who was governor of Massachusetts, the “severely conservative” one on display in the GOP primaries or the more reasonable-sounding fellow who reappeared at the presidential debates? His modulating positions on his own tax plan, healthcare reform, financial regulation, Medicare, immigration and the national safety net add to the impression that the only thing he really stands for is his own election.

“At a crucial time, uninspiring choices for president”:

Most significantly, the Affordable Care Act was an historic victory, providing the opportunities for insurance coverage to all Americans.

Obamacare also illustrates the biggest contrast between the president and his challenger. In words and some deeds, Obama has worked to protect vulnerable Americans – the uninsured, gays, the children of illegal immigrants. He’s governed with a philosophy that all Americans deserve at least the opportunity for success, and he’s advocated for tax reform and an educational infrastructure that would promote fairness.

“On the basis of sound leadership, re-elect Obama”:

Romney’s tendency to bluster on foreign policy provides more cause for doubt. With tens of thousands of young Americans still in harm’s way in Afghanistan, the United States cannot afford to be drawn into new wars without clear national interests at stake or to sap its resources in further open-ended conflicts. The Benghazi killings reveal the risks of an “Arab Spring” in which terrorists have gained new weaponry and new freedom to operate. But these challenges require inventive diplomacy and international engagement, not slogans or swagger.

Obama has shown that he favors engagement over bluster, and practical solutions over easy bromides. That’s what the country needs.

“Too Many Mitts”:

Where, we ask, is the pragmatic, inclusive Romney, the Massachusetts governor who left the state with a model health care plan in place, the Romney who led Utah to Olympic glory? That Romney skedaddled and is nowhere to be found.

Sounds like the real Romney is gone.

I have exactly one vote and one voice in this election. Still I hope my vote will count and my voice can be heard. After analyzing the policies from both parties, I concluded that President Obama is still the best choice for America.

The last four years had not been easy on us, but the economy is recovering. While I admire Mitt Romney’s background in business, his interests aren’t in creating jobs. Like most MBA candidates I had witnessed from working at the school of business, Romney is all about profits. The Sensata controversy is a perfect example. Romney who has a major investment in Sensata, which owned by Bain Capital, hasn’t say a word about the fact that the company will be closed down and moved to China on the day before the election. While Romney is campaigning about bringing jobs back to the US, his investment and profitability is in shipping jobs to China.

Healthcare issue is much more personal to me. I have been getting back to my regular checkups thanks to the Obama-care. I don’t have to pay a dime out of my pocket for these preventive cares. While $25 copay might not be an issue for one person. We have four family members. Between physical and dental checkups twice a year and flu shots, they do add up. Still that’s not a big deal. My biggest concern is the voucher system proposed by Romney and Ryan. I don’t want to see my mother and my parent-in-law having to deal with the insurance companies. Let the seniors have a peace of mind with guaranteed healthcare.

On national security, Obama has pulled our troops out of Iraq and winding down in Afghanistan. Under his strong leadership, we destroyed our number one enemy: Osama bin Laden. Unlike what Romney has continuously accused him of apologizing, Obama has strengthened our relationships with our allies around the world.

On domestic issues, the President supports higher education, equal pay for equal work and gay marriage. While I have nothing but respect for people with faiths, I don’t want their religious beliefs to be imposed on me. If Romney and Ryan win the election, they would likely to appoint U.S. Supreme Court justices who oppose gay marriage, abortion and even contraceptive for women.

I endorsed and voted for Obama in 2008. Four years had been a huge change in my life. I am blessed with two wonderful boys and moved on to a great job. I am much better off today than four years ago. The country is also in a much better shape today than four years ago. If Obama is re-elected, I am positive that the next four years would be prosperous for America.

I can’t believe I am actually doing print work. Updated the graphic section with three new pieces from my Advanced Typography class. The latest piece is the restaurant menu design (pdf). The other pieces are from the previous projects: movie posters (pdf) and film rating system (pdf). More to come at the end of the year.

I I can’t believe I have been at Mason Law over a year already. This new gig has been nothing but positive.

In retrospect, it has been a productive year. I redesigned the Law School’s website using responsive web design and brought the codes up to the latest standards. I created a number of websites to serve the faculty, students, and staff including faculty personal web pages, the law library’s blog, student organizations sites, the Admissions Intranet, and various websites for other law school programs. I even started a blog to keep track of the projects I have worked on as well as notes and references to do my work.

My goal for this coming year is to update the content management system for the law school’s website to the latest version of MODX Revolution, migrate CAAS from Drupal to WordPress, and maybe a new design for the Law web site as well.

The folks I have been working with are fantastic. I can’t ask for anything better. It was indeed a great decision to take on this new position.

Dao: Daddy, you hurt my feeling.
Dad: Huh? How? Why?
Dao: Because you’re not listening.
Dad: I am not listening to who?
Dao: To me.

We stopped by Jerry’s sub because I was hungry and “Gangnam Style” played on the radio. Dao busted his moves and sang along: “Oppa is Gangnam style.” It was just hilarious.

President Obama put on an impressive performance last night. He finally pointed out about Romney’s 47% comment at the closing statement so that Romney couldn’t response. That was quite a clever move. He also attacked Romney on “one-point” economic plan, which is “to make sure that the folks at the top play by a different set of rules,” and his tie to Bain Capital: “You can invest in a company, bankrupt it, lay off the workers, strip away their pensions, and you still make money.” I wish Obama brought up Bainport when Romney talked about bringing job back to the US.

On the flip side, the bullying Romney made two big missteps. He attacked Obama on the “act of terror” statement and wanted it to be on the record and Candry Crowley called him out on it: “[Obama] did, in fact, sir.” On the topic of women, Romney has binders full of them. Ouch!

Now I can say, “I told you so.”

30 Reasons is a 30-day email and internet poster campaign encouraging voters to re-elect President Barack Obama. The web site is beautiful and responsive.