Four years ago, our country experienced an unique point in its history that involved the convergence of several factors that helped Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States.

Now four years later, we are presented with the choice of whether to give President Obama four more years. I have chosen to say “No.”

I have held off an explicit endorsement of my intended choice for President in my columns this past year for several reasons, the most important being that I did not wish to convey a sense of unmitigated bias when considering each column’s subject. However, it was probably apparent that my choice for President is Gov. Mitt Romney.

I did not support Romney in the Republican primary, but I support him now because he is the most viable choice to replace Obama in the White House. I do not expect a president who is perfect, and I do not expect him to act any less like a politician than Obama or any other president ever was.

What I do expect Romney to be, however, is a better servant to the American people than Obama has been.

The last four years have seen little to no economic growth and recovery from the 2008 recession, and despite Obama’s repeated promises and blame games, his administration has failed to produce plans of enough significance to be considered a viable solution for aiding the economy.

This is in spite of the car manufacturers bailout, in spite of the TARP stimulus, and in spite of attempts to make the system “better” for everyone seeking to obtain a loan or receive a college education.

Some may argue that four years is not enough for a president to do what “needs to be done,” but Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush certainly took actions that did “what needed to be done” in popular history’s eyes. Or at least had some sort of positive effect on the economy.

What Mitt Romney has promised to do, even if the bargaining chip details have been left out, is institute policies that will renew confidence in the economy. This includes lowering tax rates for potential job creators, reforming regulations that hinder companies and decreasing government spending levels that bring about the discussion of increases in tax rates.

As I prepare to graduate this December, I have considered the uncertainty I will most likely face as I enter the job market. I am not alone in facing this future, and there are already college graduates in the same boat.

Obama has had his chance, and yet America still needs a fresh start. It can only begin if our economy is resuscitated, and Romney provides the best opportunity to get America back to where it needs to be.

I will accept whoever wins, but regardless, I will go to bed next Tuesday confident that I made the right decision. Hopefully it will be America’s as well.

Greg Sainer is a senior communication studies major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].