40 Points That Prove That Barack Obama And Mitt Romney Are Essentially The Same CandidateMichael Snyder, Contributor Obama should never have even been the assistant superintendent in charge of janitorial supplies, much less the president of the United States. The truth is that Barack Obama has done such a horrible job that he should immediately resign along with his entire cabinet. But instead of giving us a clear choice, the Republicans nominated the Republican that was running that was most similar to Barack Obama. In fact, I dont think we have ever had two candidates for president that are so similar. Yes, there are a few minor differences between them, but the truth is that we are heading into Obamas second term no matter which one of them gets elected. The mainstream media makes it sound like Obama and Romney are bitter ideological rivals but that is a giant lie. Yeah, they are slinging lots of mud at each other, but they both play for the same team and the losers are going to be the American people. Republicans are being told that they have no choice but to vote for Romney because otherwise they will get another four years of Obama. This lesser of two evils theme comes out every four years. We are told that we must vote for a horrible candidate because the other guy is even worse. Yes, Barack Obama has been so horrible as president that it is hard to put it into words. But Mitt Romney would be just like Barack Obama. Those that are dreaming of a major change in direction if Romney is elected are going to be bitterly, bitterly disappointed. The following are 40 ways that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are essentially the same candidate. 1. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported TARP. 2. Mitt Romney supported Barack Obamas economic stimulus packages. 3. Mitt Romney says that Barack Obamas bailout of the auto industry was actually his idea. 4. Neither candidate supports immediately balancing the federal budget. 5. They both believe in big government and they both have a track record of being big spenders while in office. 6. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both fully support the Federal Reserve. 7. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both on record as saying that the president should not question the independence of the Federal Reserve. 8. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both said that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did a good job during the last financial crisis. 9. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both felt that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deserved to be renominated to a second term. 10. Both candidates oppose a full audit of the Federal Reserve. 11. Both candidates are on record as saying that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has done a good job. 12. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both been big promoters of universal health care. 13. Mitt Romney was the one who developed the plan that Obamacare was later based upon. 14. Wall Street absolutely showers both candidates with campaign contributions. 15. Neither candidate wants to eliminate the income tax or the IRS. 16. Both candidates want to keep personal income tax rates at the exact same levels for the vast majority of Americans. 17. Both candidates are open to the idea of imposing a Value Added Tax on the American people. 18. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the TSA is doing a great job. 19. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the NDAA. 20. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act. 21. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the federal government should be able to indefinitely detain American citizens that are considered to be terrorists. 22. Both candidates believe that American citizens suspected of being terrorists can be killed by the president without a trial. 23. Barack Obama has not closed Guantanamo Bay like he promised to do, and Mitt Romney actually wants to double the number of prisoners held there. 24. Both candidates support the practice of extraordinary rendition. 25. They both support the job-killing free trade agenda of the global elite. 26. They both accuse each other of shipping jobs out of the country and both of them are right. 27. Both candidates are extremely soft on illegal immigration. 28. Neither candidate has any military experience. This is the first time that this has happened in a U.S. election since 1944. 29. Both candidates earned a degree from Harvard University. 30. They both believe in the theory of man-made global warming. 31. Mitt Romney has said that he will support a cap and trade carbon tax scheme (like the one Barack Obama wants) as long as the entire globe goes along with it. 32. Both candidates have a very long record of supporting strict gun control measures. 34. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the Boy Scout ban on openly gay troop leaders is wrong. 35. They both believe that a two state solution will bring lasting peace between the Palestinians and Israel. 36. Both candidates have a history of nominating extremely liberal judges. 37. Like Barack Obama, Mitt Romney also plans to add signing statements to bills when he signs them into law. 38. They both have a horrible record when it comes to job creation. 39. Both candidates believe that the president has the power to take the country to war without getting the approval of the U.S. Congress. 40. Both candidates plan to continue running up more government debt even though the U.S. government is already 16 trillion dollars in debt. You can support this information by voting on Reddit HERE This article first appeared here at the American Dream. Michael Snyder is a writer, speaker and activist who writes and edits his own blogs The American Dream and Economic Collapse Blog. Follow him on Twitter here. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 