Asserts the conservative Georgia county commissioner who switched his party affiliation last year, and who is a member of the Romney For President Black Leadership Council: "Four years ago, I supported Barack Obama in his bid for the presidency. My wife served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. We supported him because he promised to bring an end of partisanship in Washington. He promised to govern as a pragmatist and turn our economy around. He promised to create jobs and restore fiscal responsibility."
He continues: "Almost four years into the Obama presidency, we’re still waiting. It turns out his policies aren’t what they were cracked up to be. Americans across the country are not better off. There are 23 million people struggling to find work. Families are slipping into poverty like never before. Recent college graduates are facing record levels of student loan debt while being unable to find a job. Meanwhile, our government has fallen into fiscal disrepair. Instead of reducing the debt President Obama once called 'unpatriotic,' our national debt recently surpassed $16 trillion. Instead of cutting the deficit in half as President Obama once pledged, he has run four consecutive trillion dollar deficits."
More: "I like President Obama personally. I think his policies are well-intentioned, though ill-contrived. But there comes a point when results matter — and by that measure, President Obama hasn’t delivered. In 2008, black Americans overwhelmingly voted for President Obama. His election was no doubt a historic achievement for our community. But the unfortunate reality is that his policies have failed the very people who elected him. Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by his poor stewardship over the economy, facing an unemployment rate that has not fallen below 12.5% since President Obama took office. Instead of focusing on jobs from day one of his administration, he set out to pass a massive government takeover of healthcare. This legislation came at the price of money, economic growth, and freedom."
Ashley Bell: "It's Time For New Presidential Leadership"
