Election Day - Closing Arguments - NYTimes.com Re "Candidates Make Last Pleas as Legal Skirmishes Begin" (front page, Nov. 5): To those who choose to vote for president on Tuesday, congratulations! You have earned the right to critique your federal government for the next four years. To those who choose not to vote for president on Tuesday, I'm sorry. You have lost your right to complain about anything - anything - the federal government does until the next election. ROBERT J. INLOW Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 5, 2012 Re "His Last Race, Win or Lose" (front page, Nov. 5): Justifiably or not, the Denver debate and its spin turned the election into a tight contest. On Tuesday, voters will decide that contest. In many ways, the choice before them reflects what was presented at the debates. President Obama offers a list of accomplishments, a steady hand in a troubled world, a calm demeanor against hate, fury and obstruction, and truthfulness. Mitt Romney has few accomplishments of note, offers an array of inconsistent and vague promises, presents himself with a salesman's manipulative disposition and appears not to value the truth. How Americans choose between these two very different men will say a great deal about the values Americans hold dear. As a sophomore in college and a first-time voter, I am in the same predicament as every other college student: Am I going to be able to get the job I will have earned when I graduate? By watching the presidential debates and doing my own research on the candidates, I have concluded that we need a president who will improve our economy so that America can prosper once more. With America on the road to a balanced budget, businesses will improve and prosper and be more willing to invest, creating income so that America can fix the roads, schools, bridges and so on that need fixing. With business investing and the available money to repair what needs repairing, there will be an increase in jobs at all levels. You cannot spend more than you have, and everything costs money, so let's get the administration that will bring the economy to a balanced budget and bring America income and no more deficits. Mitt Romney is the available option with the experience in business and the economy that will put America onto the road to a balanced budget. "The Loin King," by Maureen Dowd (column, Nov. 4), was way off base. The parallels drawn between President Obama and Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate, are unfounded. Ms. Dowd asks if we know what we are getting with President Obama as he faces a second term; the answer is a resounding yes. Unlike his opponent, the president has not vacillated on his platform. He remains steadfast in his actions and resolve to build the middle class, create jobs, improve education, provide affordable health care and protect retirement security. To use his performance in the first presidential debate as an indication that we may not really know who he is is a significant overreach. Let's not forget that Mr. Obama is human, and like all of us is capable of having an off day, which in no way indicates that he is depleted or undeserving of a second term.