Let The Debates Begin! Obama v Romney

I have thought that many times myself. It seems to amount to a bait and switch. A presidential candidate can make all the claims about what laws they would enact, but presidents don't enact laws. Congress does. Obama could campaign for a full on universal, single payer, socialist medical system but that will never happen because it would never get through Congress. I also really doubt that Romney could get a bill through Congress that would privatize both Social Security and Medicare.It's a bit like presidential candidates who campaign as pro-lifers. Do they ever really intend on pushing a pro-life bill through Congress, or even expect it to pass? Absolutely not. It is a lot of hot air. It reminds me of the Tea Party trying to repeal the ACA 30 some times in a row. It's just a waste of time.The real focus needs to be on changing Congress, both the ideology of the members as well as the culture within DC.

I really don't think Congressional Republicans would ever put a bill in that would privatize SS and Medicare. That would be political suicide. At some point they would have to choose between massive tax cuts for the rich and lowering the debt. Every Republican president that claimed he could do both failed miserably. Even the Republican hero Reagan ran up the debt, and even increased taxes a few times.