On women’s issues:

The stakes for women in this election are even clearer. Obama has a particularly strong record on issues important to women, from equal pay to access to health care to education. In stark contrast to Romney, the president steadfastly supports abortion rights. The next president could appoint perhaps two Supreme Court justices, and those appointments could determine whether a woman’s right to control her own body is overturned. Romney, who supported abortion rights as Massachusetts governor and now opposes them with limited exceptions, cannot be trusted to stand up to social conservatives who view overturning Roe vs. Wade as a litmus test for prospective justices.

“Re-elect Obama”:

On balance, Obama’s handling of all that has been good. U.S. forces have left Iraq and the end is in sight in Afghanistan. Muammar Gadhafi was ousted with no American troops involved. Democracy has a tenuous but real toehold in some Arab countries. And while the U.S. economy is recovering too slowly, it is recovering. As Vice President Joe Biden put it, Osama bin Laden is dead and GM is alive.

Amid all that, Obama kept a campaign promise and signed into law a sweeping health-care reform package.

After picking Dao up from school last Thursday, I informed him that we go to George Mason to purchase some tickets for “Disney on Ice” show and he could go with his mom and grandma on Saturday. His response was, “You, betcha.” I asked him, “Who taught you that phrase?” He said, “Mickey Mouse.”

We pulled into a parking space next to a car that played some 80’s music and Dao told me, “Daddy, that music is old.” When we got to the box office, the doors were opened for the show. I warned him, “We’re just going to get the tickets ok and then we go home.” He pulled my arm and said, “But daddy, I am too excited. I can’t go home. Can we go in?”

It turned out that Mason only gave 4 tickets for employee discount. I needed 7. So I called my wife to inform her that and told her to just come by when we she gets home and we just watch the show for the three of us and then get the 4 tickets at another time. Dao’s excitement didn’t last too long. He just wanted to see Mickey Mouse. He didn’t care much about Disney stories. He got bored and we left at the second half of the show.

Another funny poop-related incident over the weekend. Dao was playing at the table train at home and suddenly he pulled down his pants and pooped in the potty. I cleaned him and told him to put on his pants again, but he didn’t do so. He played at the train table again without his pants. A few minites later, he said, “Mommy, mommy, something is coming out.” We were like, “What come out. You just pooped.” Then he ran over to the potty and did another number two.

While having dinner at Bac Tram’s house yesterday, both Dao and Dan fell asleep. They played the whole day; therefore, both got really tired. As we were driving back home, Dana told met to take care of both kids when we get home. I was like, “What do you mean? What are you going to do?” She said, “I have to go. Something is coming out.” I was laughing my ass off. Now that line becomes our inside joke.

“The Choice”:

The choice is clear. The Romney-Ryan ticket represents a constricted and backward-looking vision of America: the privatization of the public good. In contrast, the sort of public investment championed by Obama—and exemplified by both the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Affordable Care Act—takes to heart the old civil-rights motto “Lifting as we climb.” That effort cannot, by itself, reverse the rise of inequality that has been under way for at least three decades. But we’ve already seen the future that Romney represents, and it doesn’t work

The best endorsement of 2012 so far. If you haven’t followed politics in the past few months, make sure you read this piece before heading to the booth.

“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.