Phan
Thien Phan
Professor Tarango
October 26, 2012
Extra Credit
Presidential Debate on Domestic Policy
On October 03, 2012 the presidential debate between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney began with moderator Jim Lehrer. I watched the debate wondering, what will the candidates state in their plans to recuperate the United States of America? How will they perform? Will their speeches and performances be convincing to the people of America. In performance, I witnessed both candidates being respectful to one another yet Mitt Romney presented a stronger opposition and was aggressive at times. President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney shared their agreements, differences, choices and specifics on the economy, healthcare, role of government and governing. I liked how they were able to come to an agreement on the need to boost American energy production and the energy, as Obama stated, “On energy, Governor Romney and I, we both agree that we've got to boost American energy production, and oil and natural gas production are higher than they've been in years. But I also believe that we've got to look at the energy sources of the future, like wind and solar and biofuels, and make those investments”.