As a moderate, which officially puts me on the left side of the spectrum in today's political climate, I have a question that is not meant to antagonize conservatives or invite bashing on Mitt Romney: I hear conservatives often bandy around the phrase, "Anyone butt Obama" when talking about about a Republican candidate that they might support. The tone given is usually so harsh that it makes me think he's the worst president in our history. Why so extreme? Why not, "I fall towards voting Republican but I'm waiting to see if the economy improves" or some other more seemingly open-minded response. Please save your response if you answer with conspiracy theories, radical muslim and terrorist ties. Rational conservatives, please tell me, in a economy that hasn't lost any jobs under Obama's presidency, is pretty hawkish in foreign policy, with a rising economy, successful bailouts of Detroit's car industry, has made more deportations than any past president, and is not only consolidating government by combining agencies, but shrinking the the amount of government workers. He saw through the exit of troops from Iraq, even though I know it's partly due to the agreement set in place. I can understand that a president in the middle will draw ire from both liberals and conservatives for not governing straight down party lines, but geez, with a congress that has publicly declared that their mission is to stop him at every turn, hasn't he been not only suprisingly pro-active in 3 years but pretty true to his campaign pledges of health care, catching Osama Bin Laden, and leaving Iraq. He was elected under that mandate. I seem to hear an angry contempt your criticism like he was the most left-leaning socialist wanna-be dictator. Conservatives, I ask again: Please help me see why "Anyone but Obama" is so many of your viewpoints? I ask this sincerely.